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April 22, 2013 Cover
Volume 91, Issue 16
COVER: Sketches of drug candidates presented at the ACS national meeting in New Orleans.
Volume 91, Issue 16
COVER: Sketches of drug candidates presented at the ACS national meeting in New Orleans.
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April 22, 2013 Issue
Volume 91, Issue 16
April 22, 2013 Issue, Vol. 91 | Iss. 16
(pp. 13-17)
Features
ACS News
Unemployment dropped slightly in 2012—but so did salaries for those who found jobs, ACS survey shows (pp. 47-50)
Cover Story: Drug Candidates
For Five New Drug Candidates, Structures Are Now Public
Potential treatments for cancer, respiratory disease, heart trouble unveiled at ACS meeting
(p.13)Birinapant, Apoptosis Inhibitor(pp. 15-16)
News of the Week
Thermo Fisher To Buy Rival Life Technologies
Acquisition: Deal for $13.6 billion will make a big lab supplier even bigger
(p.7)Deadly Fertilizer Explosion
Investigation: Safety board experts deploy to chaotic Texas disaster site
(p.8)Soaking Up Uranium
Nanotechnology: Porous framework compound may work to extract the dissolved metal from seawater
(p.8)Court Reviews Genetic Patents
Supreme Court: Myriad Genetics’ monopoly on genetic cancer tests may be weakened
(p.9)Law Nixes Financial Disclosures For Senior Federal Scientists
Ethics: Online mandate to apply mainly to President, Congress
(p.9)Ashland’s Strategy Is Likely Target Of Aggressive Investor
Divestment: Jana Partners’ 7.4% stake will pressure chemical firm to sell nonspecialties businesses
(p.10)Sulfide Signal In Sight
Chemical Biology: Probe tracks molecule that can be toxic or beneficial
(p.10)Origin Of Arctic Bromine Identified
Atmospheric Chemistry: Surface snow reactions create pollutant-scrubbing compound
(p.11)Safety Lapses At Chevron
A 2012 plant accident at a California refinery was preventable, report says
(p.11)Departments
Business
U.S. and European excipient manufacturers are converging on a safety regime that regulators may adopt
(pp. 22-23)
Small firms are developing technology for converting natural gas to fuel and chemicals
(pp. 20-21)Concentrates
(pp. 18-19)
(pp. 18-19)- Two Firms Invest In Singapore
- SABIC To Cut Jobs In Europe
- Alpek And M&G Sign Polyester Agreement
- BASF Protects Its Intellectual Property
- Solvay Plans German Surfactants Plant
- Cobalt Advances Two Biobased Chemicals
- DyStar Adds Indigo At Nanjing Facility
- Royalty Pharma Ups Its Bid For Elan
- Lilly Broadens Its Alzheimer’s R&D
- Bristol-Myers Plans Biologics Expansion
- Pfizer Consolidates Cambridge Research
- Cydan Is Launched For Rare Diseases
- Ear And Eye Firms Raise Financing
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Unemployment dropped slightly in 2012—but so did salaries for those who found jobs, ACS survey shows
(pp. 47-50)
Government & Policy
Agency proposes hefty increase in industry-paid fees to support oversight of food, drugs
(p.35)Books
Scientist-poet explores how embracing the unknown, the guessed-at, and the not-understood can lead to better communication
(pp. 45-46)Education
University of Oregon hosts science outreach program for middle school students
(p.44)
Science & Technology
ACS Meeting News: Birthday gathering celebrates the past and future of the industrial reaction to convert olefins to aldehydes
(pp. 38-40)
BRAIN initiative aims to improve tools for studying neurons to answer questions about human thought and behavior
(pp. 41-43)Concentrates(pp. 36-37)
(pp. 36-37)- Nanosponges Soak Up Toxins
- Glimpsing Organic Molecules In Motion
- Carbonyl Anion Reaction Builds Chiral Hindered Amino Acid Derivatives
- Modified Cytosine Detected And Profiled
- Hydrogels And Aerogels From Melons
- Detecting Single-Atom Nuclear Spins In Silicon
- Trifluoromethyl Radicals Tune Up Organic Electronics
- Nanosuit Protects Living Bugs In Vacuum
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