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October 6, 2014 Cover
Volume 92, Issue 40
Volume 92, Issue 40
Reprogrammed T cells show promise at beating blood cancers, but other foes may be tougher to vanquish
Credit: Richard C. Smith
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October 6, 2014 Issue
Volume 92, Issue 40
October 6, 2014 Issue, Vol. 92 | Iss. 40
Reprogrammed T cells show promise at beating blood cancers, but other foes may be tougher to vanquish
(pp. 12-19)
Features
Government & Policy
White House plan to combat rise in superbugs gets mixed reactions (pp. 27-29)
Science & Technology
Publishing: Back-to-back papers can lead to more discussion of trending science than when published individually (pp. 39-41)
News of the Week
Indian Leader Takes The U.S. By Storm
Pharmaceuticals: Prime Minister Modi’s visit raises both hopes and fears of change in India
(p.7)Aptamers For Small Molecules
Biosensors: Strategy for designing custom oligonucleotides could lead to biosensors for small metabolites
(p.8)Generics Makers Fight Label Change
Drug Safety: Industry threatens suit over FDA plan to update warnings
(p.8)Bumping Up Ethanol Yields
Biotechnology: Simple alterations in fermentations could boost yeast productivity
(p.9)EPA Said To Allow Discharge Of Hazardous Chemicals To Rivers And Lakes From Sewage Plants
Agency’s inspector general says agency needs to expand list of substances monitored in wastewater
(p.9)Artificial Sweetener Producers Hurt By Chinese Competition
Food Ingredients: Low-cost imports force Western makers of widely used noncaloric sweeteners to make cutbacks
(p.10)To Outwit Plant Defenses, Hungry Caterpillars Turn Chemists
Insects modify a single attachment point to deactivate a toxin in maize
(p.10)Direct Route To Natural Products
Drug Discovery: Technique zeroes in on microbes that biosynthesize specific compound families
(p.11)National Chemistry Week To Begin
Outreach: Event entices public through the sweet side of chemistry
(p.11)Departments
Business
Appeal of market grows despite hard-to-please customers and challenging regulations
(pp. 24-25)
Reprogrammed T cells show promise at beating blood cancers, but other foes may be tougher to vanquish
(pp. 12-19)
Firms developing fungus-based materials aim for large-scale manufacturing
(pp. 22-23)Concentrates
(pp. 20-21)
(pp. 20-21)- Dow Looks To Unload $2 Billion In Business
- Aesica Being Sold To Device Firm
- Robertet Opens Fragrance Facility
- Reichhold Files For Bankruptcy
- Huntsman To Boost Isocyanates In U.S.
- Agchem Maker Adama Strikes China Deal
- Goodyear Taps Into Rice For Tires
- More Carbon Fiber Planned For France
- CoorsTek Funds R&D At Colorado School
- J&J Acquires Alios BioPharma
- Baxter Establishes Cambridge R&D Site …
- … And Joins With SAFC To Make Conjugates
- Shasun And Strides Agree To Combine
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Survey shows grants administered by ACS have led to publications, more funding, and career advancement
(pp. 44-45)
Government & Policy
Industry fights to save lender that helps boost overseas sales
(pp. 30-32)
White House plan to combat rise in superbugs gets mixed reactions
(pp. 27-29)
Science & Technology
Scientists seek molecules that prevent ice from damaging frozen cells
(pp. 42-43)
Publishing: Back-to-back papers can lead to more discussion of trending science than when published individually
(pp. 39-41)Concentrates(pp. 34-35)
(pp. 34-35)- Solvent Survey Reveals Trends For Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Cellulose-Building Enzyme Uncloaked
- Green Circuit Boards That Biodegrade
- Cement’s Magic Number
- Steroid Aromatase Dark Horse Wins
- Dye Colors Up Live Cell Surfaces In 3-D
- Molecular Mixers
- Carbon Dioxide Dissociates To Yield Molecular Oxygen Directly