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Volume 89, Issue 16
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Volume 89, Issue 16
CROP PROTECTION
Chemical firms change course in the search for new products for agriculture
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April 18, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 16
April 18, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 16
Chemical firms change course in the search for new products for agriculture
(pp. 13-17)
Features
ACS News
ACS Meeting News: Medicinal chemists reveal potential drugs for HIV, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and irritable bowel syndrome (pp. 37-41)
Career & Employment
For the long-term unemployed, the key to finding a new job is to keep skills sharp (pp. 49-51)
Cover Story: Germinating Pesticides
Going Mainstream
Biopesticide Producers Look Beyond Organic Growers
(p.16)Life After Roundup
Weed Science: The emergence of glyphosate-resistant weeds has put agriculture in a quandary
Web ExclusiveNews of the Week
Picking Up The Pace Of Evolution
Molecular Biology: Method speeds lab-based molecular evolution
(p.7)Congress Moves Forward On 2011 Budget
Government: Agreement on spending cuts averts a shutdown but will halt expansion plans for several science agencies
(p.8)Firms Target Biomethionine
Feed Additives: French and South Korean companies join for new route to amino acid
(p.8)Heterogeneous Tandem Catalysis
Catalysis: Nanostructured layered material performs multistep reaction
(p.9)Chlorination Improves Organic Electronics
Materials: Treatment could simplify manufacturing, reduce costs
(p.10)Doubting EPA On Formaldehyde
Risk: Science panel says agency failed to support chemical's link to leukemia, other health problems
(p.10)Departments
Business
European Companies and Universities increasingly join forces for R&D
(pp. 21-23)
The small Italian pharma chemicals firm harnesses Archimica
(pp. 24-25)
Biopesticide Producers Look Beyond Organic Growers
(p.16)Concentrates
(pp. 18-19)
(pp. 18-19)- Amgen And Merck Move On Emerging Markets
- Arch Boosts Bleach, Settles With Osmose
- Styron Has New Name, Plans Latex In China
- Wacker Breaks Ground In Tennessee
- Evonik To Set Up Lighting R&D Center
- Indorama To Hike European Polyester
- Alcoa And Codexis Pursue Carbon Capture
- Rivertop Invests In Glucaric Acid
- One Whitesides Firm Acquires Another
- Vertex, CF Foundation Extend R&D Pact
- Blueprint Medicines Is Oncology Start-Up
- Lanxess Expanding Specialty Rubber
- Endo Will Acquire Medical Device Maker
- Business Roundup
ACS News
ACS Meeting News: Medicinal chemists reveal potential drugs for HIV, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and irritable bowel syndrome
(pp. 37-41)
ACS Meeting News: Details of bacterial enzymes’ unusual methylation step may help fight antibiotic resistance
(pp. 42-43)Awards(p.46)
(p.46)- Othmer Gold Medal To Kazuo Inamori
- L’Oréal Honors Women Chemists
- Nanoscience Award To Catherine Murphy
- Arthur Nozik Wins Esselen Award
- Dallas-Fort Worth Honors Coffer And Cruze
- Remsen Award To Graham Fleming
- De Clercq And Fauci Win Janssen Award
- Florida Award To Frank Millero
- Herty Award To Mark Wightman
- Alice Chen Garners Lemelson-MIT Student Prize
- Graduate Students Win Awards For Cancer Research
- Applications Sought For Pauling Award
- Call For Nominations For Bower Award
Government & Policy
FDA considers evidence to support link between behavior and artificial colors
(pp. 27-31)
Regulations are under way despite gaps in understanding how chemical vapors invade buildings
(pp. 32-34)
Science & Technology
Chemical firms change course in the search for new products for agriculture
(pp. 13-17)
Sciplanner lets chemists visually interact with Chemical Abstracts Service data
(p.45)
Weed Science: The emergence of glyphosate-resistant weeds has put agriculture in a quandary
Web ExclusiveConcentrates(pp. 35-36)
(pp. 35-36)Career & Employment
For the long-term unemployed, the key to finding a new job is to keep skills sharp
(pp. 49-51)Newscripts
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