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VOLUME 93, NUMBER 7 FEBRUARY 16, 2015
COVER STORY
E-CIGARETTES Surge in vaping prompts calls for regulation and questions about health risks, benefits. PAGE 10
QUOTE OF THE WEEK “What we see is King Kong versus Godzilla. The pharmaceutical industry is very powerful, as is the insurance industry. And they are playing hardball over price.”
NEWS OF THE WEEK 6
New Raman technique could help surgeons find errant cancer cells from invasive brain tumors. 7
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH ADVOCACY, PROJECT INFORM PAGE 16
GOVERNMENT & POLICY 23 24
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TOUGH ENOUGH IN EUROPE?
Environmental groups and some companies seek more chemical substitutions. 8
CONCENTRATES BOUNTIFUL BUDGET PROPOSAL
White House’s fiscal 2016 budget request looks kindly on research agencies, unlike 2015’s.
MARRIAGE OF CHEMISTRIES
First cross-coupling of Suzuki and Hiyama reagents yields paired ring compounds.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 26 28 29
CONCENTRATES FROM THE SCENES STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS
Using crystalline sponges to solve molecular structures gains traction with chemists.
CURB GREENHOUSE GASES FIRST
Emissions control is better than modifying Earth’s climate to mitigate warming, experts report. 8
DAVID EVANS,
ROOTING OUT CANCER
BIG DATA, BETTER CATALYSTS
More effective catalysts can be designed with modern data analysis, researchers say. 9
TESTING DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
Herbal-product makers cry foul over testing methods used in New York. 9
FRACKING AND EARTHQUAKES
Injection wells from hydraulic fracturing appear to be linked with seismic activity, EPA says.
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CONCENTRATES PHARMA NAMES ITS PRICE
Patients, manufacturers, and insurance providers clash over expensive cures for hepatitis C. 21
ACS AWARDS 32
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STAGNANT LAUNDRY DETERGENT MARKET
Detergent ingredient producers remain optimistic as they confront slow growth in the laundry business.
2015 WINNERS
Blum, Hadjichristidis, Kiplinger, Molander, Nitsche, and Shields.
DRUG TEST MANIPULATION IN INDIA
Shoddy work by outsourcing lab shines light on globalization of safety testing. 22
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C&EN talks with the green chemist about the bridge between academic research and industry and why he moved to Canada’s McGill University.
BUSINESS 14 16
ROBIN ROGERS
THE DEPARTMENTS 3 4
EDITOR’S PAGE LETTERS
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