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Volume 90, Issue 1
Volume 90, Issue 1
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January 2, 2012 Issue
Volume 90, Issue 1
January 2, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 1
Chemistry: A Key To Human Progress
Features
Government & Policy
Safety Board Backlog Remains
Chemical safety board chairman lays out plans, stakeholders offer strong support and concerns
Science & Technology
Lights and Lasers Invade the Clinic
A variety of optical techniques are slowly making their way into noninvasive medical diagnostics
News of the Week
Charges Brought In UCLA lab Death
Lab Safety: UC system, professor face felony counts in death of Sheri Sangji
EPA Asked To Delay Dioxin Assessment
Hazard Analysis: Industry group cites new law to justify its request
Honeywell, DuPont Face European Probe
Antitrust: Arkema complaint leads to scrutiny of refrigerants market
Bird Flu Studies Stir Controversy
Publishing: Researchers, journals consider federal request to censor recipe for contagious flu
India’s Ranbaxy Reaches Agreement With the U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Carbon Layer Lubricates All-Metal Hips
Discovery could lead to longer-lasting hip implants
EPA Acts On Power Plant Emissions
Clean Air: New regulation requires power plants to cut mercury, other toxic substances
Easier Route To Genomic Changes
Genetic Engineering: Zinc finger nucleases induce duplications, inversions of DNA sequences
Flurry Of Cancer Pacts
Takeda, Merck & Co., Eli Lilly & Co., AstraZeneca move to gain access to oncology drug candidates.
Departments
Business
Inspectors Welcome
Executives at CPhI India call FDA scrutiny a part of doing pharmaceutical chemical business
Nanotech In Food
Lack of clear regulations and safety information slows adoption
Formosa Tries To Mend
New chairman of accident-prone firm upgrades engineering, promotes culture of safety
Flurry Of Cancer Pacts
Takeda, Merck & Co., Eli Lilly & Co., AstraZeneca move to gain access to oncology drug candidates.
Honeywell, DuPont Face European Probe
Antitrust: Arkema complaint leads to scrutiny of refrigerants market
India’s Ranbaxy Reaches Agreement With the U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Concentrates
- Amgen, Baxter Eye Biosimilars
- Coskata Plans IPO
- Dow And Aksa Form Carbon Fiber Venture
- H.B. Fuller Buys Forbo Adhesives
- Business Roundup
- Ipsen Will Build center in Massachusetts
- CVC Sells Taminco To Apollo Management
ACS News
Evolution Of The ACS Guidelines For Bachelor’s Degree Programs
Chemistry: A Key To Human Progress
Awards
- ACS Award For Creative Invention
- Gabor A. Somorjai Award For Creative Research In Catalysis
- ACS Award For Creative Work In Synthetic Organic Chemistry
- ACS Award In Analytical Chemistry
- Frank H. Field & Joe L. Franklin Award For Outstanding Achievement In Mass Spectrometry
- Peter Debye Award In Physical Chemistry
- 2012 ACS National Award Winners
- George C. Pimentel Award In Chemical Education
Awards
- Organic Chemistry Awards Open For Nominations
- Organic Fellowships
- Order Of Merit To Yitzhak Apeloig
Government & Policy
Safety Board Backlog Remains
Chemical safety board chairman lays out plans, stakeholders offer strong support and concerns
Boosting Collaboration
U.S., EU officials examine barriers, opportunities for trans-Atlantic cooperation
EPA Acts On Power Plant Emissions
Clean Air: New regulation requires power plants to cut mercury, other toxic substances
EPA Asked To Delay Dioxin Assessment
Hazard Analysis: Industry group cites new law to justify its request
Concentrates
- Drought-Tolerant Corn Gets USDA’s Okay
- Chemicals Listed For European Regulation
- Chemical Weapon Stockpile Destroyed
- Air Pollution Sources From Gulf Oil Spill
- NIST Develops Nanotube Standard
Education
Mel D. Schiavelli
Chemist turned university president talks about the challenges of starting a university
Science & Technology
Lights and Lasers Invade the Clinic
A variety of optical techniques are slowly making their way into noninvasive medical diagnostics
Carbon Layer Lubricates All-Metal Hips
Discovery could lead to longer-lasting hip implants
Easier Route To Genomic Changes
Genetic Engineering: Zinc finger nucleases induce duplications, inversions of DNA sequences
Charges Brought In UCLA lab Death
Lab Safety: UC system, professor face felony counts in death of Sheri Sangji
Bird Flu Studies Stir Controversy
Publishing: Researchers, journals consider federal request to censor recipe for contagious flu
Concentrates
- New Fluorination Scheme
- Unconventional Conduction
- Polymerization Goes Tubular
- A Tunnel Into Cells
- Factory-Style RNA Engineering
Newscripts
‘Knotable’ Gold, Lab-Grown Meat
Letters
Letters