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January 30, 2017 Cover
Volume 95, Issue 5
Volume 95, Issue 5
Opinions differ on whether a drop in approvals in 2016 was an anomaly or a worrisome sign about the health of the industry
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January 30, 2017 Issue
Volume 95, Issue 5
January 30, 2017 Issue, Vol. 95 | Iss. 5
Opinions differ on whether a drop in approvals in 2016 was an anomaly or a worrisome sign about the health of the industry
(pp. 28-32)
Features
Business
Three wins and three settlements, but so far no progress on a class action agreement with plaintiffs over perfluoroctanoic acid contamination of drinking water (pp. 17-19)
Business
Technologies have become so good that only special detection devices can tell the difference (pp. 20-22)
News of the Week
Trump sets U.S. on new path
Trade, manufacturing, energy, and environment policies impact chemistry enterprise
(p.3)A flavor face-lift for supermarket tomatoes
Researchers sequence the genes of hundreds of tomato varieties to construct a road map back to desirable flavor
(p.5)Cutting coal reduced atmospheric mercury in northeastern U.S.
Decreased pollution from coal-fired power plants has led to a decline in the region’s atmospheric mercury since 2000
(p.5)A milder, more general approach to deoxyfluorinations
Latest method converts phenols to aryl fluorides, with benefits for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals
(p.6)Fighting buildup of tau protein in Alzheimer’s by targeting RNA
Antisense oligonucleotide therapy reduces tau in mice
(p.6)Dow and DuPont delay their merger
The two firms promise to preserve R&D jobs to get European approvals
(p.10)More than 1,000 drug plants never inspected
Audit notes persistent deficiencies in FDA’s efforts to keep U.S. drug supply safe
(p.10)Samsung: Flaws led to Note 7 fires
Independent auditors fault suppliers for defective batteries
(p.11)U.S. science community reacts to Trump Administration
Reported restriction on communication of federal science sparks blowback
(p.15)World Trade Organization boosts poor countries’ ability to import generic drugs
Changes aimed at nations without capacity to produce generics
(p.15)Departments
Business
Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas says it is bringing researchers and companies to the state
(pp. 24-25)
Technologies have become so good that only special detection devices can tell the difference
(pp. 20-22)
Opinions differ on whether a drop in approvals in 2016 was an anomaly or a worrisome sign about the health of the industry
(pp. 28-32)
Three wins and three settlements, but so far no progress on a class action agreement with plaintiffs over perfluoroctanoic acid contamination of drinking water
(pp. 17-19)Concentrates
(pp. 12-13)
(pp. 12-13)- Ginkgo Bioworks buys DNA supplier Gen9
- Air Products details bid for China’s Yingde
- Lotte bids for Jurong Aromatics
- LyondellBasell completes major ethylene expansion
- P&G floats bottle made of beach plastic
- Shell’s SADAF exit raises $820 million
- Reliance and Sibur plan second rubber unit
- Eastman launches new acetate fiber brand
- Target chain launches chemicals policy
- IQ-CHem invites ideas on petrochemicals
- Immunotherapy-focused Cue Biopharma launches
- Merck, BMS settle patent dispute
- Business Roundup
Government & Policy
A state-of-the-art synchrotron and free-electron laser are among the country’s new research investments
(p.27)
Science & Technology
The controversial act of adding a little water might help drinkers savor the complex taste of this spirit
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A comic collaboration between C&EN and ChemScrapes cartoonist Brendan Burkett
(p.7)
Investigadores secuencian los genes de cientos de variedades de tomates para crear una hoja de ruta hacia un sabor apetecible
(p.5)