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August 22, 2011 Issue

Volume 89, Issue 34
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August 22, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 34

Anesthesia’s Awakening

Chemistry informs the quest to understand anesthetics and make them better
By Carmen Drahl
(pp. 13-20)
Features
Government & Policy

Congress Stalls On Oil-Spill Response

Efforts to pass offshore drilling safety legislation have sputtered over the past year (pp. 31-33)
Science & Technology

Unnaturally Productive

Companies advance development of protein drugs containing unnatural amino acids (pp. 40-42)
Back Issues
 

News of the Week

Disease Protein’s Mistaken Identity

Biochemistry: Biologists thought α-synuclein was an unfolded monomer, but new research reveals a tetramer
(p.7)

Cargill Beefs Up Animal Nutrition

Feed Additives: Firm bests chemical maker DSM with deal for Provimi
(p.8)

Race And Federal Grants

Research: Black applicants have lower NIH funding success rates
(p.8)

A Revamped Vancomycin

Medicinal Chemistry: Modified compound shows promise against hard-to-treat bacteria
(p.9)

Renewable Energy Two Solar Panel Manufacturers Shutter U.S. Operations

(p.9)

Kicking The Coffee-Ring Habit

Fluid Mechanics: Shift in particle shape suppresses vexing effect
(p.10)

Pfizer Wards Off Viagra Challenge

Pharmaceuticals: Ruling protects exclusivity for blockbuster drug until 2019
(p.10)

ACS Wins $1 Million NSF Grant

Public Outreach: Funds will be used to communicate chemistry’s excitement and value to society
(p.11)

Protests Force Chemical Plant Closure In China

Environment: Authorities to shut independent aromatics producer
(p.11)
 

Departments

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Business

Asia Advances Biosimilars

Companies in South Korea, China, and India are scrambling to market generic biopharmaceuticals
(pp. 24-25)

Codexis Undergoes Its Own Evolution

The firm is bringing its biocatalyst engineering to industrial processes beyond pharmaceuticals
(pp. 26-28)

Deals Dwindle

Chemical deal-making has hit a soft patch, though observers say it is probably only temporary
(p.29)

ACS News

Helen Free Looks Back

Recently honored for helping develop diagnostic test strip technology, the vibrant chemist reflects on her career
(pp. 50-52)

Ensuring The Financial Sustainability And Growth Of ACS

(p.48)

Step Up And Speak Up For Science

(p.49)

Spring 2012 ACS National Meeting

Divisions issue calls for papers for the March 25–29 meeting in San Diego
(pp. 53-54)
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Government & Policy

Congress Stalls On Oil-Spill Response

Efforts to pass offshore drilling safety legislation have sputtered over the past year
(pp. 31-33)

British Chemists Are Fuming

U.K.’s main science funding body angers researchers over budget-tightening policies
(pp. 34-35)

Living With Radon

EPA’s efforts to save people from radioactivity in their homes have accomplished little
(p.36)
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Science & Technology

Unnaturally Productive

Companies advance development of protein drugs containing unnatural amino acids
(pp. 40-42)

Handheld IR In The Hangar

Boeing uses spectroscopy to monitor airplanes made of carbon-based composites
(pp. 43-45)

Electronic Skin

Ultrathin devices cling to skin like temporary tattoos
(pp. 46-47)

Anesthesia’s Awakening

Chemistry informs the quest to understand anesthetics and make them better
(pp. 13-20)

Newscripts

High-Tech Crop Circles, Rutherford’s Atomic Anniversary

(p.64)

Letters