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Copyright © 2010 American Chemical Society
August 16, 2010 Cover
Volume 88, Issue 33
COVER: Colored scanning electron micrograph of red blood cells(red) clumped together with fibrin(brown)to form a blood clot
Volume 88, Issue 33
CLOT-PREVENTING DRUGS
Anticoagulants in the pipeline may overcome the drawbacks of well-entrenched drugs
COVER: Colored scanning electron micrograph of red blood cells(red) clumped together with fibrin(brown)to form a blood clot
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August 16, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 33
August 16, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 33
Anticoagulants in the pipeline may overcome the drawbacks of well-entrenched drugs
(pp. 15-22)
Features
Government & Policy
Congressional hearing probes safety and other provisions of bill to reform chemical control law (pp. 35-37)
Science & Technology
Individuals’ records of environmental exposures may yield clues to the causes of disease (pp. 42-44)
News of the Week
A Wire For Spying On Cells
Nanotechnology: Tiny bioprobe features a field-effect transistor built from a kinked silicon nanowire
(p.9)Economy Buoys Chemical Deals
Business: Acquisitions are brisk for the first half of 2010
(p.10)OSHA Levies Fine For Fatal Explosion
Safety: Agency cites 371 violations but stops short of prohibiting use of natural gas for pipe cleaning
(p.10)Directing Materials Research
Engineering professor Ian M. Robertson will head the Materials Research Division at NSF
(p.11)Reviving An Antibiotic Target
Structural Biology: Novel binding interaction could lead to new class of antibacterial drugs
(p.11)Activists, Industry Clash Over Security
Antiterrorism: Chemical companies use financial clout to thwart stricter measures, report charges
(p.12)Setting Sites On Sustainability
ACS News: Chemical societies’ websites focus on global environmental challenges
(p.13)Departments
Business
Jump in earnings in the second quarter might be difficult to maintain
(pp. 26-28)
Second-quarter earnings rise despite restructuring moves, product problems, and manufacturing issues
(pp. 30-32)
Intermediates provider Kingchem adds capabilities to withstand competition
(p.33)Concentrates
(pp. 24-25)
(pp. 24-25)- Merck To Buy Back Cherokee Pharmaceuticals
- Dow Corning Invests In Silicon Metal
- ADM Adds Isosorbide To Biobased Slate
- Nippon Shokubai Hikes Superabsorbents
- SEC Charges Two In Bribery Case
- Teijin To Spin Off Polyester Business
- Teijin To Buy U.S. Materials Company NanoGram
- Hong Kong Gets DuPont Solar Modules
- GSK And Vectura Sign Licensing Deal
- P&G To Use Braskem Renewable Plastic
- Endo Will Acquire Drug Partner Penwest
- Sigma-Aldrich Expands Boronic Acid Deal
- Medicago Advances Vaccine Production
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Supporters and opponents of free access to all federally funded published research argue anew at congressional hearing
(p.38)
Insights: Industry gears up to promote benefits of chemicals, new technologies
(p.39)
Congressional hearing probes safety and other provisions of bill to reform chemical control law
(pp. 35-37)
Science & Technology
Anticoagulants in the pipeline may overcome the drawbacks of well-entrenched drugs
(pp. 15-22)
Individuals’ records of environmental exposures may yield clues to the causes of disease
(pp. 42-44)
Lab at Johnson Space Center preserves 40-year-old lunar samples for study
(pp. 46-47)Concentrates(pp. 40-41)
(pp. 40-41)- Peptide Rounds Up Amyloid-β
- Fullerene-like Boron Analog Reevaluated
- Isotopes Help Home In On Ancient Rock
- Computations Clarify Oxidation Pathways
- Drug Design Leads To Desired Enzyme Inhibitors
- SANE Approach To Soft Lithography
- Role Of Iron Regulatory Proteins Ironed Out
- Scaffolding Ligand Directs Quaternary Carbon Synthesis
Career & Employment
In The Job Market? Get Out There And Network
(pp. 48-50)
For new grads searching for a job in this tough economy, networking is not an option but a necessity
(pp. 48-50)Newscripts
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