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May 20, 2013 Cover
Volume 91, Issue 20
COVER: Artist’s rendering of proteins being expelled from an electrospray tip. Top-down proteomics uses mass spectrometry to distinguish different forms of intact proteins.
Volume 91, Issue 20
Advances in mass spectrometry are making it possible to identify and characterize multiple protein forms, starting with intact proteins
COVER: Artist’s rendering of proteins being expelled from an electrospray tip. Top-down proteomics uses mass spectrometry to distinguish different forms of intact proteins.
Credit: Verena Knoll/C&EN
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May 20, 2013 Issue
Volume 91, Issue 20
May 20, 2013 Issue, Vol. 91 | Iss. 20
Advances in mass spectrometry are making it possible to identify and characterize multiple protein forms, starting with intact proteins
(pp. 11-17)
Features
Science & Technology
Molecules in the remains of ancient humans reveal the pathogens that plagued them (pp. 32-33)
Career & Employment
The experience may be getting more difficult, yet many chemists find it is both necessary and fulfilling (pp. 41-44)
News of the Week
Justices Support Monsanto In Seed Patent Dispute
Biotechnology: Supreme Court rules genetically modified crops entitled to same protections as other inventions
(p.5)Safety Probe Of Academic Labs
Accidents: Yearlong study aims for safer practices in nonindustry facilities
(p.6)Sugary Structure Has Midas Touch
Supramolecular Chemistry: Cyclodextrin rounds up gold salts for greener recovery
(p.6)Carsten Reinhardt To Head Chemical Heritage Foundation
Administration: German academic is new president of the chemical history institute
(p.7)Earnings Fall In Japan
Annual Results: Latest fiscal year hurt nation’s chemical makers
(p.7)Archaeology’s Hidden Secrets
Ancient Ivory: Metal traces on Phoenician artifacts show long-gone paint and gold
(p.8)Biobased Route Draws BASF, Evonik
Renewables: New deals with Genomatica, OPX Bio signal confidence in microbial technologies
(p.8)Gorgeous, Intricate Microflowers From Mineral Chemistry In A Beaker
Patterning method is inspired by how the environment shapes shells and coral
(p.9)Hydrogel Implants Slip Past Immune Defenses
Biomaterials: Coating could prevent implant rejection
(p.9)Departments
Business
German firm chooses Hong Kong for regional engineering plastics testing unit
(p.23)
Cheap, traditional solar modules from China put the squeeze on newer, thinner photovoltaics
(pp. 20-21)
German giant is targeting the best researchers in the U.S. and Asia in emerging scientific fields
(p.22)Concentrates
(pp. 18-19)
(pp. 18-19)- Ranbaxy To Pay Large Settlement
- Thermo Fisher Sued Over Plant Sale
- Air Products Begins Capturing CO2
- Firms Plan Big U.S. Fertilizer Plants
- Flotek Buys Florida Chemical
- BioAmber Goes Public, Raises $80 Million
- BASF Grows Enzyme Research, Products
- Costa To Head Eastman Chemical
- German Firms Expand In Tires
- Merck Powers Up Solar-Cell Consortium
- Astellas To Shut Down Three R&D Sites
- ScinoPharm Teams Up For Chinese Cancer Market
- Elan Takes Stake In Theravance Programs
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Government & Policy
Most terrorism efforts with the protein toxin are amateurish, experts say, but it is still a potent agent
(pp. 28-29)
A decade after completion, many areas are reaping benefits, but new concerns have surfaced
(pp. 26-27)Books
Louis Agassiz was a towering figure in the history of American science, but a terribly flawed human being
(pp. 35-36)Education
Since he was a child, the high school student and International Chemistry Olympiad gold medalist hasn’t been able to keep his hands off science
(p.34)
Science & Technology
Molecules in the remains of ancient humans reveal the pathogens that plagued them
(pp. 32-33)
Advances in mass spectrometry are making it possible to identify and characterize multiple protein forms, starting with intact proteins
(pp. 11-17)Career & Employment
The experience may be getting more difficult, yet many chemists find it is both necessary and fulfilling
(pp. 41-44)Newscripts
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