SUGAR ON TRIAL

Aug 4, 2014 - 23 STOPPING SICKLE CELL. National Institutes of Health helps AesRx keep afloat a candidate for stopping sickle cell. 20 RECYCLING TAIWAN...
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VOLUME 92, NUMBER 31 AUGUST 4, 2014

COVER STORY

SUGAR ON TRIAL Amid calls to cut back or even ban added sugars, scientists look for other ways to satisfy society’s sweet tooth. PAGE 11 QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The right hip in the right person can work beautifully. But we still don’t know why.”

NEWS OF THE WEEK 5

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GOVERNMENT & POLICY

CHEMISTRY EMPLOYMENT UPSWING

ACS survey shows positive trends for U.S. chemists’ job prospects, but salaries lag.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

TOWARD SAFER ACADEMIC LABS

Two new reports give recommendations for creating an improved safety culture.

CONCENTRATES JANICE M. HICKS

C&EN talks with a scientist leaving NSF’s materials division to study the immaterial.

STYRENE’S CANCER CONCERN STAYS

Styrene can be reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen, says an expert panel. 7

STOPPING SICKLE CELL

National Institutes of Health helps AesRx keep afloat a candidate for stopping sickle cell.

UV radiation can trigger a fragmentation process yielding unwanted products, studies show.

PHILIPPA CANN, PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON

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GRAPHENE BREAKDOWN

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CONCENTRATES FROM THE SCENES

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JOINT ENDEAVOR

ORGANS-ON-CHIPS ARRIVE

New firm with device to predict human responses to drugs, chemicals, and toxins takes off. 8

BRUKER OFF-LOADS AILING UNITS

Firm to stop selling some instrument lines, divest others, including gas chromatography business.

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CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD RESULTS

U.S. team shows muscle at international event, held this year in Hanoi, Vietnam. 9

GETTING TO THE CORE

Promising drug candidates can be reached by synthesizing natural products’ core structure. 9

NEW BIOMATERIALS JOURNAL

Monthly online-only journal from ACS will focus on research in the growing field of biomaterials.

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CONCENTRATES RECYCLING TAIWAN

No longer an “island of garbage,” Taiwan is becoming a leader in green technology and policy. COVER: Shutterstock



Scientists take surface science approach to develop new materials for hip, knee replacements.

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LETTERS EDITOR’S PAGE ACS COMMENT MEETINGS

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