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November 29, 2010 Issue

Volume 88, Issue 48
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November 29, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 48

Close Quarters

Crowded conditions such as those in cells can affect proteins’ structure, function, and activity
By Celia Henry Arnaud
(pp. 9-13)
Features
Business

Last-Minute Push For REACH Rule

Europe's Chemical Industry approaches first registration deadline and readies for more (pp. 15-17)
Government & Policy

Untangling Biosimilars

FDA faces conflicting views on how to develop drug approval pathway (pp. 25-27)
Back Issues
 

News of the Week

Yeast Ribosome Structure Solved

Crystallography: Details of translation machinery could help elucidate mechanism, regulation
(p.5)

Low-Octane Climate Talks

Negotiations: Meeting in Mexico expected to produce only modest agreements
(p.6)

Merck Advances Cholesterol Drugs

Clinical Trials: Positive new data for both Vytorin and anacetrapib
(p.6)

Blast At Chinese Plant Kills Four

Coal Chemicals: Facility made polyvinyl chloride via the acetylene process
(p.7)

Gulf Spill Burns Posed Little Risk To Health

Gulf Spill: Researchers estimate that surface slick burns produced very low levels of cancer-causing dioxins
(p.7)

In Search Of Cysteines

Chemical Biology: New technique finds superreactive cysteines in proteins
(p.8)

Roche Decision Reverbates

Pharmaceuticals: Drug firm’s exit from RNAi space hits Alnylam, Tekmira
(p.8)
 

Departments

Business

Communication: Do You Speak My Language?

(p.17)

Last-Minute Push For REACH Rule

Europe's Chemical Industry approaches first registration deadline and readies for more
(pp. 15-17)

Unlikely Matchmaker For Young Biotechs

NCI’s small-business program moves beyond its typical grants to help companies find partners
(pp. 18-20)

The Ups And Downs Of A One-stop Shop

AMRI hopes to rebound following setbacks in its Pharma Services Expansion in 2010
(pp. 21-23)

ACS News

Get Involved: Send A Letter, Create A Committee, Or Run For Elective Office

(p.41)

Andrew Washington Jr.

ACS Scholar hopes his success will inspire others
(p.43)

ACS Reaches Out Globally

Society President Joseph S. Francisco furthers international collaborations in 2010
(pp. 44-45)
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Government & Policy

Untangling Biosimilars

FDA faces conflicting views on how to develop drug approval pathway
(pp. 25-27)

Political Climate Changes

Republicans’ stance on global-warming science suggests a rough road ahead for researchers
(pp. 30-31)

Books

A Look At Ionic Liquids

Introducing a field of chemistry that is constantly evolving
(pp. 38-39)

Education

Kavli Lecturers Chosen For 2011 ACS National Meetings

(p.46)
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Science & Technology

Close Quarters

Crowded conditions such as those in cells can affect proteins’ structure, function, and activity
(pp. 9-13)

Online Outreach

Chemists are taking to web tools to fulfill ‘broader impact’ requirement in NSF grants
(pp. 34-35)

Mismatch Route To Targeted Therapy

RNA with less than perfect complementarity blocks expression of Huntington’s Disease gene sequence
(p.36)

Imaging Molecules On Living Cells

Click-chemistry technique provides a nontoxic way to visualize biomolecules on cell surfaces in vivo
(p.37)

Newscripts

Food Science, Fly Repellant, Perfume App

(p.56)

Editor's Page

Disturbing Trends

(p.3)

Letters