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Copyright © 2010 American Chemical Society
December 13, 2010 Cover
Volume 88, Issue 50
COVER: Students from Meadowviw Elementary School in Snow hill, Tenn., react with surprise to a chemistrydemonstration during the Northeast Tennesse Section's 20th annual Celebration of Chemistry.
Volume 88, Issue 50
NATIONAL CHEMSITY WEEK
National Chemistry Week demystifies the role of chemistry in movies and on television
COVER: Students from Meadowviw Elementary School in Snow hill, Tenn., react with surprise to a chemistrydemonstration during the Northeast Tennesse Section's 20th annual Celebration of Chemistry.
Credit: Cindy Williams
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December 13, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 50
December 13, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 50
National Chemistry Week demystifies the role of chemistry in movies and on television
(pp. 12-15)
Features
Science & Technology
Projects to tabulate communities of bacteria that cohabit our bodies reveal unexpected roles in health and disease (pp. 32-35)
Science & Technology
China must overcome significant challenges to become the innovative scientific powerhouse it wants to be (pp. 36-37)
News of the Week
Arsenic Bacteria Breed Backlash
Controversy: Claim that microbe weaves arsenic into its DNA comes under fire
(p.7)Berg To Leave NIH
Head of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences will take a new job in academe
(p.8)Chemical Sector Recovers Slowly
Outlook: A sluggish U.S. economy outweighs the bright spots
(p.8)Peering Into A Battery
Materials Science: Technique enables direct look at electrode transformations during charging
(p.9)Cell-Mediated Computation
Synthetic Biology: Engineered cells can be combined into complex circuits, researchers show
(p.10)Ian Read Is Pfizer's New CEO
Pharmaceuticals: Thirty-year company veteran takes over from Jeffrey Kindler
(p.10)Industry Hails U.S.-Korea Deal
International Trade: Chemical makers say agreement will boost exports to growing Asian market
(p.10)Departments
Business
Providers of single-use bioreactors seek to expand flexibility while keeping costs low
(pp. 18-19)
The CEO of the newly public polymer firm says it has rediscovered its technological origins
(pp. 20-21)
Early success with a screening technique highlights GSK’s external partnering strategy
(p.22)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- BASF And Petronas Study Specialty Chemical Plant
- Bayer Picks China For Materials Plants
- ZeaChem Starts Building Biorefinery
- EC Clears DSM Sale Of Benzoates Unit
- DSM Buying Stake In UV-Cure Resin Firm
- Israel’s ICL Moves To Acquire And Expand
- Nalco And Lukoil Form Joint Venture
- Dow Venture Powers Electric Trash Truck
- Albemarle, Petrobras Plan Catalyst Plant
- AB Sciex Will Probe Water With Mass Spec
- GSK Will Acquire China’s MeiRui
- Cephalon In Stem Cell Pact With Mesoblast
- Layoffs Announced At West Pharma And Enzon
- Business Roundup
- All Concentrates
Government & Policy
Chemical industry, lawmakers fear job losses from costly air toxics rule
(pp. 24-25)
Divergent opinions on what should motivate chemists in today’s research universities
(pp. 26-29)Books
Exploration of the evolving politics of dealing with the hazardous by-products of industrial development
(pp. 38-39)
Science & Technology
Projects to tabulate communities of bacteria that cohabit our bodies reveal unexpected roles in health and disease
(pp. 32-35)
China must overcome significant challenges to become the innovative scientific powerhouse it wants to be
(pp. 36-37)
National Chemistry Week demystifies the role of chemistry in movies and on television
(pp. 12-15)Newscripts
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