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December 3, 2012 Cover
Volume 90, Issue 49
COVER: The giant panda Le Le eats bamboo in his enclosure at the Memphis Zoo. Le Le is part of a metagenomics study to track down cost-effective digestive enzymes that can be used to convert raw biomass to biofuel.
Volume 90, Issue 49
Microbes within pandas and other creatures may hold keys to cost-competitive cellulose-based biofuels
COVER: The giant panda Le Le eats bamboo in his enclosure at the Memphis Zoo. Le Le is part of a metagenomics study to track down cost-effective digestive enzymes that can be used to convert raw biomass to biofuel.
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December 3, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 49
December 3, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 49
Microbes within pandas and other creatures may hold keys to cost-competitive cellulose-based biofuels
(pp. 13-16)
Features
Business
Regulators and environmentalists force changes in the water repellency business (pp. 20-23)
Government & Policy
U.S. explosion in natural gas, oil production will transform global energy picture (pp. 30-31)
News of the Week
Better Tools For Drugmakers
Organic Synthesis: Zinc reagents make it easier to modify valuable heteroarenes
(p.7)David J. Kappos To Step Down From Patent Office In January
Intellectual Property: Patent chief worked to streamline U.S. patenting process during his tenure
(p.8)Life Support For Montreal R&D
Biotech: Industry, government form nonprofit research hub
(p.8)Organometallic Catalyst Works With Natural Enzymes In Reaction Cascades
Artificial metalloenzyme made of iridium complex embedded in protein scaffold cooperates with natural enzymes
(p.9)Thawing Permafrost Throws Off Global Warming Forecasts
Estimates skewed because of exclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from now-frozen soil, report says
(p.9)Changes Afoot On Capitol Hill
Politics: Leaders are announced for key 113th Congress committees on science, energy, and the environment
(p.10)Hearing On UCLA Lab Death Begins
Lab Safety: Outcome will determine whether chemistry professor’s case will go to trial
(p.10)GlaxoSmithKline Makes A Move
Expanding in Indian and Nigerian markets, GSK commits a large sum for acquisitions
(p.11)Low-Cost Protection For Biomass-Processing Catalysts
Renewables: Carbon film protects, stabilizes petrochemical catalysts
(p.11)Departments
Business
A new organization of buyers and suppliers seeks to commercialize industrial biotechnology
(pp. 24-25)
Regulators and environmentalists force changes in the water repellency business
(pp. 20-23)Concentrates
(pp. 18-19)
(pp. 18-19)- Safety Breach Halts Work At Euticals’ U.K. API Plant
- Mexichem Cancels Mexican Project
- Lonza Urethanes Going To Monument
- ChemDesign Changes Private Equity Hands
- France’s Minafin Gets Pressure Chemical
- Wacker Expands Paint Laboratory In Dubai
- Germany’s Altana Halts Chinese Deal
- Air Liquide Buys And Builds In Russia
- Solyndra Tubes Are Repurposed For Art
- Pfizer Venture Arm Invests In Rhythm
- Roche Collaborates With Broad Institute
- Sanofi And Selecta Target Allergies
- U.K.’s CRT To Develop Lorus Cancer Drug
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
U.S. explosion in natural gas, oil production will transform global energy picture
(pp. 30-31)
Science & Technology
Water-focused polemic calls scientists and engineers to action
Web Exclusive
Pharmacologist hopes his crowdsourcing experiment will add a new dimension to the open science movement
(p.36)
Microbes within pandas and other creatures may hold keys to cost-competitive cellulose-based biofuels
(pp. 13-16)
Researchers home in on the biochemical mechanism of how cells keep time
(pp. 34-35)Concentrates(pp. 32-33)
(pp. 32-33)- New Method Grows Nanowires At Record Pace
- Polymer Hydrolysis Stresses Out Medical Implants
- X-Ray Vision For Mechanochemical Mills
- Water Ice Detected In Mercury’s Craters
- How Gut Microbes Cut Choline Down To Size
- Construction With DNA Bricks
- Worm Defends Itself By Chemical Detox
- Peptide Scaffold Boosts MRI Contrast
Career & Employment
The field’s adaptability and interdisciplinary nature promote job growth
(pp. 41-42)
Massive open online courses, such as Coursera’s, present opportunities that people and businesses shouldn’t pass up
(p.26)Newscripts
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