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June 15, 2015 Issue

Volume 93, Issue 24
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June 15, 2015 Issue, Vol. 93 | Iss. 24

U.S. Government’s Top Chemist

Willie May rises from the segregated South through the ranks of the National Institute of Standards & Technology
By Andrea Widener
(pp. 11-14)
Features
Business

3M, Catalent, And MannKind Work On Withdrawing The Needle

Innovators push ahead with alternative delivery systems for large-molecule drugs (pp. 18-20)
Science & Technology

Isotope Clumping Reveals Details Of Ancient Earth

Expanding field answers questions about formation temperatures of geological features and plant and animal matter (pp. 28-29)
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News of the Week

Flexible Electronics Injected Into Mouse Brains

Bioelectronics: Researchers use syringes to insert submicron-thick mesh electronics to record neuron activity in living animals
(p.5)

Patent Reform Bill Clears Hurdle In The Senate

Intellectual Property: Bill targeting trolls would also make it more difficult to invalidate patents
(p.6)

Syngenta Spurns Second Monsanto Bid, Citing Antitrust Risks

Possible next steps for Monsanto include a higher offer or hostile takeover
(p.6)

Advion Sold To Diagnostics Firm

Acquisition: Deal is Second within a Year Transferring a U.S. Mass Spectrometer Maker to a Chinese Firm
(p.7)

From Sugarcane To Jet Fuel

Biobased Chemistry: New method for making aviation fuel could cut greenhouse gas emissions
(p.7)

Enzyme Inhibitor Helps Tissue Heal In Mice

Drug Discovery: Small molecule blocks the breakdown of key prostaglandin to promote cell proliferation
(p.8)

Robert Massie Dies At 66

Obituary: Longtime head of CAS guided chemical information organization into the digital age
(p.8)

Europe’s Science Base Under Threat

Policy: Chemical regulations, science funding cuts viewed as threat to chemistry R&D
(p.9)

Researchers Transplant Part Of A 24-Hour Biological Clock Into Live Bacteria

Synthetic Biology: Circadian clock proteins from cyanobacteria work inside noncircadian E. Coli
(p.9)
 

Departments

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Business

A Brighter Mood For U.S. Chemical Makers

Although the chemical skies aren’t completely sunny, industry executives feel that way
(p.21)

3M, Catalent, And MannKind Work On Withdrawing The Needle

Innovators push ahead with alternative delivery systems for large-molecule drugs
(pp. 18-20)

ACS News

ACS Seeks More Science Coaches

Under an ACS program, members partner with science teachers to fortify their curricula and inspire students
(p.33)
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Government & Policy

Fracking Study Yields Mixed Results

EPA’s water impact analysis largely overlooks chemical tracers
(p.23)

U.S. Government’s Top Chemist

Willie May rises from the segregated South through the ranks of the National Institute of Standards & Technology
(pp. 11-14)
Strawberries

Science & Technology

Isotope Clumping Reveals Details Of Ancient Earth

Expanding field answers questions about formation temperatures of geological features and plant and animal matter
(pp. 28-29)

A Taste Of Mass Spectrometry

Mass spectrometrists gather in St. Louis for ASMS meeting
(pp. 30-31)

Periodic Graphics: The Chemistry of Strawberries

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning samples the molecular makeup of this sweet summer fruit
(p.32)

Career & Employment

Europe Seeks Chemists

Regional chemical industry strengthens ties with educators to build skills and ensure employment needs are filled
(pp. 34-36)

Newscripts

Mad Men Of The Chemical Industry

(p.40)

Editor's Page

Chauvinism In The Lab

(p.3)

Letters