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Volume 95, Issue 28
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Volume 95, Issue 28
A group of researchers plan to synthesize the human genome from scratch. They face huge scientific hurdles—and public scrutiny
COVER: Will Ludwig/C&EN/Shutterstock
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July 10, 2017 Issue
Volume 95, Issue 28
July 10, 2017 Issue, Vol. 95 | Iss. 28
A group of researchers plan to synthesize the human genome from scratch. They face huge scientific hurdles—and public scrutiny
(pp. 26-31)
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Business
Demand for key battery component is booming, but the business remains a difficult one (pp. 20-21)
Science & Technology
Author shares what he learned while writing ‘Caesar’s Last Breath’ (pp. 22-23)
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(p.12)Activist investors attack Clariant-Huntsman deal
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(p.13)Novacap to acquire U.K. specialties maker Chemoxy
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(p.13)EU moves to define endocrine-disrupting pesticides
Member states adopt criteria for identifying hormone-altering chemicals
(p.17)Updated North American trade deal could boost U.S. chemical exports
Manufacturers urge Trump negotiators to increase market access
(p.17)Canada’s Supreme Court boosts protection for pharma patent holders
Ruling favors brand-name-drug makers
(p.18)Court blocks U.S. EPA from delaying methane leak rules
Trump Administration had put Obama’s emission regulations on hold
(p.18)Departments
Business
Demand for key battery component is booming, but the business remains a difficult one
(pp. 20-21)ACS News
Science & Technology
Author shares what he learned while writing ‘Caesar’s Last Breath’
(pp. 22-23)
A group of researchers plan to synthesize the human genome from scratch. They face huge scientific hurdles—and public scrutiny
(pp. 26-31)
Values will contribute to defining basic units of measure through fundamental constants instead of using physical objects
(p.10)
Small molecule could attack bacterium by stabilizing key metabolic enzyme, a strategy that would be difficult for the bacterium to circumvent
(p.10)
Found in people with an autoimmune disease, the antibody could give researchers clues about delivering drugs to the brain
(p.10)
Three DNA sequences self-assemble to form an artificial cytoskeleton that shores up lipid membranes
(p.11)
Some SIDS cases could result from underlying problem in the neurotransmitter’s production and function
(pp. 10-11)
New method allows researchers to analyze gene expression in preserved tissue biopsy samples
(p.11)Career & Employment
A chance encounter at an ACS national meeting led this chemist to a career on Capitol Hill
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