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July 9, 2012 Issue

Volume 90, Issue 28
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July 9, 2012 Issue, Vol. 90 | Iss. 28

Rio Roundup

With a nonbinding agreement, but also corporate and institutional commitments for sustainability, gathering in Brazil gets mixed reviews
By Cheryl Hogue
(pp. 10-14)
Features
Business

Gujarat Is Open For Business

Northwestern state in India attracts disproportionate share of chemical and pharmaceutical industry (pp. 16-19)
Science & Technology

More Than Just A Smiley Face

Researchers struggle to find practical applications for nanoscale patterning technique (pp. 30-31)
Back Issues
 

Cover Story: Rio Roundup

Sustainable Businesses
In Rio, corporations lay out how they are changing their ways
(pp. 10-14)
 

News of the Week

New Biological Signaling Agent Identified

Cell Regulation: HSNO may connect nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide pathways
(p.5)

Ruling Sought On Rare Earths

Trade: The U.S., Europe, and Japan want WTO to settle a dispute on China’s export restrictions
(p.6)

Zinc Finger Agents Enter Cells Solo

Molecular Biology: The gene-modifying proteins can be delivered without viral packaging of their genes
(p.6)

Dow To Move Pennsylvania Researchers To New Labs

Research: Dow says move will substantially increase lab and pilot-plant space
(p.7)

Drug Partners To Buy Amylin

Pharmaceuticals: BMS and AstraZeneca team up to acquire diabetes drug company
(p.7)

Ethox Accuses Coca-Cola Of Intellectual Property Theft

Small company seeks damages for the misappropriation of trade secrets
(p.8)

Sugar Scaffold Templates Blood Vessels

Bioengineering: 3-D-printed sugar lattices provide vascular network for lab-grown material
(p.8)
 

Departments

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Business

Clariant Eyes A Biotech Opportunity

The Swiss company looks to apply newly acquired biocatalysis skills across the firm
(pp. 22-23)

Albemarle’s Kissam Seeks To Deliver On Growth Goal

New CEO seeks to achieve growth target set by his predecessor
(pp. 20-21)

Gujarat Is Open For Business

Northwestern state in India attracts disproportionate share of chemical and pharmaceutical industry
(pp. 16-19)
Concentrates(p.15)
  1. Linde To Purchase Lincare
  2. Solvay Licenses Wood Technology
  3. BASF Buys And Sells
  4. J&J Seeks Approval Of TB Drug
  5. Biogen And Isis Join For Antisense Drug
  6. Bayer Will Acquire Pest Firm AgraQuest
  7. Business Roundup

ACS News

Southeastern Regional Meeting Call For Papers

(p.34)

Green Business Plan Competition

(p.34)

Government & Policy

Heading For A Budget Cliff

The threat of deep across-the-board funding cuts is real, yet scientists seem unperturbed
(p.28)

Congress At Odds Over Tariff Relief

Duty suspensions on imports are caught up in the earmark debate
(pp. 25-27)

Rio Roundup

With a nonbinding agreement, but also corporate and institutional commitments for sustainability, gathering in Brazil gets mixed reviews
(pp. 10-14)
Concentrates(p.24)
  1. FDA Discloses Details Of Food Wrapper Chemicals Deal
  2. PTO To Open Three More Field Offices
  3. Oil Dispersant Effects Unknown
  4. Biofuels Research Gets Federal Support
  5. Members Of Congress Back Open Access
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Science & Technology

More Than Just A Smiley Face

Researchers struggle to find practical applications for nanoscale patterning technique
(pp. 30-31)

Unexpected Chemical Dynamics Revealed At High Energy

Reactants colliding at elevated energies reveal surprising mechanisms
(p.32)
Concentrates(p.29)
  1. Double-Duty Bromocatalyst
  2. Putting The Squeeze On Cells
  3. Shear-Activated Clot-Busting Drug
  4. Ruthenium Tweaks Helicene Switching
  5. Gene Therapy For Skin

Newscripts

Math Is Hard, Floating Concrete

(p.40)

Letters

Letters(pp. 2-4)
  1. Diverse Views On Labeling GMOs
  2. Unlikely Cold Fusion