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February 6, 2012 Cover
Volume 90, Issue 6
Volume 90, Issue 6
With hopes of thwarting and even deterring a chemical attack, scientists search for the fingerprints of potential threat agents
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February 6, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 6
February 6, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 6
With hopes of thwarting and even deterring a chemical attack, scientists search for the fingerprints of potential threat agents
(pp. 10-15)
Features
Government & Policy
Analysis that combines amount and potency puts primary metals industry ahead of chemical manufacturing as the main source of dioxin toxicity (pp. 26-27)
News of the Week
Eastman Acquiring Solutia
Specialties: Eastman will see strategic, geographic, and financial gains from the purchase
(p.5)Censoring Research Results
Science Policy: Federal advisory board urges heavy redaction of H5N1 avian flu papers
(p.6)How Resveratrol Works
Biochemistry: Molecule’s metabolic effects result from acting directly on phosphodiesterases, not sirtuins
(p.6)More Cuts At AstraZeneca
Latest job cuts will eliminate 7,300 positions, including some 2,200 in R&D
(p.7)Wary Customers Dampen Earnings
Fourth Quarter: Chemical firms blame inventory destocking for poor finish in 2011
(p.7)Ironing Out Alkene Hydrosilylation
Catalysis: Iron compound could supplant more expensive catalysts
(p.8)U.S. Wins Trade Tiff With China
Raw Materials: Panel says China unfairly limits export of components for manufacturing
(p.8)Orange Juice Imports Detained
Contamination: Eleven shipments to U.S. test positive for banned fungicide
(p.9)Departments
Business
Buyers and sellers react to supply shortfall for key industrial commodity
(pp. 21-22)Concentrates
(pp. 16-17)
(pp. 16-17)- Public, Private Partners Take On Tropical Diseases
- China Tied To Theft Of Trade Secrets
- Georgia Gulf Rejects Sweetened Westlake Bid
- Waters Honors Brazilian Lab
- Grace Settles Asbestos Claims
- Ceres Files IPO Worth $132 Million
- Novozymes, Sea6 In Seaweed Alliance
- Vertex Cystic Fibrosis Drug Gets Green Light
- Roche Tries To Pack Illumina’s Board
- BASF Boosts Crop Pipeline
- Sangamo And Shire To Tackle Hemophilia
- Watson Plans R&D Center In New Jersey
- AkzoNobel Building Brazilian Plant
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Society refines recommendations to support chemistry jobs and sustain science and technology funding
(pp. 34-36)Awards(pp. 38-42)
(pp. 38-42)- 2012 ACS National Award Winners
- Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal
- E. Bright Wilson Award In Spectroscopy
- Ernest Guenther Award In The Chemistry Of Natural Products
- Frederic Stanley Kipping Award In Silicon Chemistry
- ACS Award In Organometallic Chemistry
- National Fresenius Award
- Ronald Breslow Award For Achievement In Biomimetic Chemistry
Government & Policy
Federation of scientific societies evolves into a leading advocate for biomedical researchers
(pp. 28-29)
Analysis that combines amount and potency puts primary metals industry ahead of chemical manufacturing as the main source of dioxin toxicity
(pp. 26-27)
Science & Technology
Swirling currents let hydrocarbon-eating microbes feed repeatedly on deep plumes
(pp. 32-33)
With hopes of thwarting and even deterring a chemical attack, scientists search for the fingerprints of potential threat agents
(pp. 10-15)