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Volume 88, Issue 26
COVER: Chemistry major Petra Erne and biochemistry major Justin Gains adjust a rotary evaporator in a Northwestern University lab.
Volume 88, Issue 26
TEACHING SAFETY
Schools are exploring a variety of ways to augment laboratory safety instruction for undergraduate students
COVER: Chemistry major Petra Erne and biochemistry major Justin Gains adjust a rotary evaporator in a Northwestern University lab.
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June 28, 2010 Issue
Volume 88, Issue 26
June 28, 2010 Issue, Vol. 88 | Iss. 26
Schools are exploring a variety of ways to augment laboratory safety instruction for undergraduate students
(pp. 14-20)
Features
Business
Small firms struggle to make their compounds the new standard in cancer therapy (pp. 24-28)
News of the Week
2010 Green Chemistry Awards
Honors: Presidential challenge awards recognize innovations that promote sustainability
(p.9)BASF Inks Bid For Cognis
Specialties: Latest acquisition will strengthen BASF’s position in home and personal care
(p.10)EPA Supports Renewal Of Superfund Tax
Industry Cleanup: Agency urges Congress to pass legislation reinstating tax on chemicals and oil
(p.10)Nanostructure Dynamics
Imaging: Time-resolved electron tomography provides 3-D views on ultrafast timescale
(p.11)Battery Beginnings
Breaking Ground: Dow venture starts work on lithium-ion battery plant
(p.12)Mylotarg Must Go
Regulatory Action: The only antibody-drug conjugate on the market has efficacy and safety issues
(p.12)New Route To Amide Formation
Organic Synthesis: Unusual reaction has reactive species with reversed polarities
(p.13)Departments
Business
Drug Discovery: Academic research institute, metals producer, and a pharmaceutical firm built new platinum compounds on the basis of a serendipitous discovery
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Small firms struggle to make their compounds the new standard in cancer therapy
(pp. 24-28)
Attendees at Chemspec Europe in Berlin see opportunities in process development and supply-chain management
(pp. 30-32)
Bankruptcy Exit: Shareholders object and say they want a larger stake
(p.22)Concentrates
(pp. 22-23)
(pp. 22-23)- AkzoNobel Sells National Starch
- Fertilizers Planned For South America
- Soccer Ball Uses Arkema Elastomer
- Bristol-Myers Ends Exelixis Pact
- Bayer Opens Singapore Lab
- ACC Lowers Outlook For Chemical Growth
- J&J And Boehringer Sign Diabetes Deals
- British Firm Debuts Cannabis Treatment
- Quotient Opens Radiolabeling Lab
- Total Takes Stake In Amyris
- Sanofi And Regulus Sign RNA Pact
- Symyx Rejects One Offer For Another
- Business Roundup
ACS News
A sister and the ACS Scholars program cemented this chemical sleuth's career path
(p.45)
Boston, Aug. 22–26
(p.51)
Government & Policy
Lobbyists dispute costs, benefits of technology to prevent crashes
(pp. 36-37)
FDA takes first steps to identify hazards in tobacco products and smoke
(pp. 34-35)
Science & Technology
Schools are exploring a variety of ways to augment laboratory safety instruction for undergraduate students
(pp. 14-20)
Where some see pollution, Andrew Bocarsly sees products
(pp. 40-41)
Start-up companies introduce two routes to stay environmentally friendly after you’re dead and gone
(pp. 41-42)
Organic chemist invented a compound in 1995 that is now at the center of a controversy brewing over synthetic marijuana
(p.43)
Toxic Substances: Children's levels are higher than their mothers'
(p.38)