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August 27, 2012 Cover
Volume 90, Issue 35
COVER: Photo of DNA microarrays.
Volume 90, Issue 35
Scientific instrument makers bolster positions in the growing market for human clinical health testing
COVER: Photo of DNA microarrays.
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August 27, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 35
August 27, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 35
Scientific instrument makers bolster positions in the growing market for human clinical health testing
(pp. 14-18)
Features
Business
Italian firms are investing aggressively in R&D and building plants to make chemicals from renewable feedstocks (pp. 22-24)
Science & Technology
How an academic pursuit to understand epoxomicin became the cancer treatment carfilzomib (pp. 34-35)
News of the Week
American Chemical Society Holds National Meeting In Philadelphia
ACS Meeting News: 'Materials for Health & Medicine' was meeting's theme
(p.7)BASF Joins Cargill And Novozymes On Process For Biobased Acrylic Acid
Initial plan is to use acrylic acid to manufacture superabsorbent polymers
(p.8)Court Upholds Gene Patents
Biotechnology: Appeals court finds that isolated DNA is eligible for patent protection
(p.8)Glycosylation Linked To Cancer
ACS Meeting News: Enzyme modification may be a control point that can be exploited to fight cancer
(p.9)Mouse Model Shows How Antibiotic Use In Early Life Leads To Weight Gain
Microbiome: Study shows subtherapeutic antibiotic use affects gut microbial communities
(p.9)Air Pollution Rule Struck Down
Clean Air: Court says EPA went too far with rule to reduce emissions that cross state lines
(p.10)Organocatalyst Splits Water
ACS Meeting News: Flavinium ion is first nonmetal catalyst to generate O2 during electrolysis
(p.10)German TV Crew Mobbed In China
Police rescued reporters who were filming about industrial pollution
(p.11)Tracking Nanoparticle Growth
Synthesis: Labeling method sheds light on how nanoparticles take shape
(p.11)Oxy And Mexichem Join For Ethylene
Petrochemicals: Companies envision tapping into shale gas with a new cracker
(p.12)Toward Better Ferroelectrics
ACS Meeting News: Organic material switches polarization at room temperature
(p.12)Departments
Business
Italian firms are investing aggressively in R&D and building plants to make chemicals from renewable feedstocks
(pp. 22-24)
LanzaTech stakes out a renewables path that does not require biobased feedstocks
(p.25)
Scientific instrument makers bolster positions in the growing market for human clinical health testing
(pp. 14-18)Concentrates
(pp. 20-21)
(pp. 20-21)- ICL, Avantor Name New CEOs
- Rockwood To Acquire Lithium Producer
- BASF Sells Decorative Paints Business
- Segetis Raises Funds
- Schulman Sells One Unit, Buys Another
- Biofuels Plants Come And Go In Europe
- SiliCycle Buys Fellow Canadian Lab Supplier
- Firms Team Up For Isobutyl Alcohol
- Emery, Evonik Start German Projects
- Chemtex Will Build U.S. Biofuels Plant
- Poet Joins Agrivida For Ethanol Crops
- Molecular Partners, Allergan Form Pacts
- Regulus To Go Public After Two Deals
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
Euroscience Open Forum spotlights science on the European agenda, including the role of science in economic and cultural life
(pp. 30-31)
Synthetic marijuana compounds, two stimulants, and nine hallucinogens are outlawed in U.S.
(pp. 28-29)Concentrates(p.26)
(p.26)- Court Backs EPA Decision To Allow 15% Ethanol In Gas
- Lawmaker Probes Pesticide Risks To Bees
- Rover Performs Well During Battery Of Tests After Landing On Mars
- EPA To Remove Dioxin-Contaminated Hooker Chemical Landfill From List Of Nation’s Most Hazardous Waste Sites
- EPA Approves Alternative Estrogen Effects Test
Science & Technology
Consultant relishes bridge-building between teams researching new types of Alzheimer’s drugs
(p.38)
IUPAC effort sets parameters for structural interaction seen in materials science and biology
(p.36)
How an academic pursuit to understand epoxomicin became the cancer treatment carfilzomib
(pp. 34-35)Concentrates(pp. 32-33)
(pp. 32-33)- Nanoparticles Help To Stem Internal Bleeding
- Cautionary Tale For Food Analysis
- Super Electron Donors Reduce Benzene
- Tip-Enhanced Raman Detects Interactions On Cell Surfaces
- Small Molecules Target Toll-Like Receptors
- Makeup Shields Soldiers’ Skin
- Ocean Plastics Soak Up Pollutants
- Nitrogen-Sulfur Polymers Break New Ground
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