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July 22, 2013 Issue

Volume 91, Issue 29

July 22, 2013 Issue, Vol. 91 | Iss. 29

Running Dry

Companies supplying water treatment chemicals struggle to find the right role in an increasingly water-stressed world
By Alex Scott
(pp. 11-15)
Features
Government & Policy

Animal Antibiotics Under Scrutiny

Studies confirming animal-to-human transmission of drug-resistant bacteria boost concerns (pp. 23-24)
Science & Technology

Latvia Celebrates Paul Walden

Organic and physical chemist, who would have been 150 this year, is feted by his homeland (pp. 28-29)
Back Issues
 

News of the Week

Structure Of Folic Acid Bound To Folate Receptor Is Solved

Anticancer Strategy: After a decades-long wait, work provides molecular detail that could lead to rationally designed cancer therapies and imaging agents
(p.5)

China Targets GlaxoSmithKline In Drug Sales Probe

Pharmaceuticals: Police detain company managers in investigation of drug sales practices
(p.6)

Senate Acts On EPA Chief Nomination

Government: Senate confirms McCarthy as next head of the Environmental Protection Agency
(p.6)

Automobiles Emit Pollutant Found In Tobacco Smoke

Air Pollution: Car exhaust contains toxic isocyanic acid
(p.7)

FDA Bans Bisphenol A in Infant Formula Cans

Manufacturers stopped using chemical for such applications years ago because of consumer pressure
(p.7)

Sigma-Aldrich, Scripps Speed Access To Reagents

Lab Chemicals: Sigma-Aldrich teams with institute to market discoveries
(p.8)

Touch Of Gold Electrifies Polymers

Gold nanoparticles in polymer organize into conducting pathways when stretched
(p.8)

Pfizer Adds To Drug Manufacturing In Ireland

U.S. drug company will increase pharmaceutical capacity, invest in flow processing
(p.9)

Toward Desktop Nanofabrication

Nanotechnology: Do-it-yourself lithography gets closer after two advances
(p.9)
 

Departments


Business

No Place Like Home

Retooled ComInnex rejoins a chemistry network that is the brainchild of a Hungarian entrepreneur
(pp. 18-19)

Pushing Pectin

The humble jelly maker has caught the attention of chemical firms
(p.20)

Running Dry

Companies supplying water treatment chemicals struggle to find the right role in an increasingly water-stressed world
(pp. 11-15)
Concentrates(pp. 16-17)
  1. Louisiana Projects Advance
  2. Scientist Is Guilty Of Secrets Theft
  3. Teijin Will Build Thai Aramid Plant
  4. Elevance Starts Up Biobased Production
  5. Codexis, Purolite Form Enzymes Pact
  6. Nippon Sanso Boosts 18O-Labeled Water
  7. Partners To Make Anhydrous Acid
  8. Chemtex Readies New Crops For Bioethanol
  9. Mitsubishi To Buy Vaccines Developer
  10. Synthetic Biology Center Set For U.K.
  11. Merck Serono Pens Diagnostics Deal
  12. France’s Ipsen Has Agreements In U.K., U.S.
  13. AstraZeneca, Tufts Join For Neuroscience
  14. Business Roundup

ACS News

Awards(pp. 31-32)
  1. Bassam Shakhashiri Honored For Science Communication
  2. Nichols Medal To Richard Eisenberg
  3. Kris Matyjaszewski Wins Madison Marshall Award
  4. Peter Wipf Wins Morley Medal
  5. Florida Award To Joseph Schlenoff
  6. Craig Lindsley Receives Portoghese Lectureship Award
  7. Solid-State Fellowship To Tyrel McQueen
  8. Young Investigator Awards To Lynn And Mezzenga
  9. PMSE Fellows Named
  10. ACS Recognizes Science Educators
  11. COMP Announces 2013 Awards
  12. Nominations Sought For Tess Award In Coatings

Government & Policy

Animal Antibiotics Under Scrutiny

Studies confirming animal-to-human transmission of drug-resistant bacteria boost concerns
(pp. 23-24)
Concentrates(p.21)
  1. Europe To Ban Fipronil Pesticide To Protect Bees
  2. Canada Assessing 28 Phthalates
  3. FDA Sets Limit For Arsenic In Apple Juice
  4. Solar Storage Awards Created
  5. Canadian Cabinet Reshuffle Replaces Science Minister

Science & Technology

Latvia Celebrates Paul Walden

Organic and physical chemist, who would have been 150 this year, is feted by his homeland
(pp. 28-29)
Concentrates(pp. 26-27)
  1. Graphene Stabs Cells
  2. Fluorescent Protein Calcium Sensors Image Neuron Activity
  3. Onion Flavor Without Tears
  4. Biochar To The Rescue
  5. Ruthenium Complexes Double-Vex Alzheimer’s Peptide
  6. Iodination Method Eases Route To Radiolabeled Drugs
  7. Curiosity Kills Uncertainty On Mars
  8. Highly Warped Graphene Discovered

Career & Employment

Industry’s Water Stewards

As the global water crisis looms, chemists and chemical engineers are finding jobs in firms that help industry treat and reuse water
(pp. 33-35)

Newscripts

Escape Like A Zombie, Genetic Allergy Attack

(p.40)

Editor's Page

Helping Our Water-Stressed World

(p.3)

Letters

Letters(p.4)
  1. Lyme Disease Experience
  2. Shared Blame For West, Texas, Explosion
  3. Thank You, Miss Carson