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ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Nov. 15, 2006

Here is the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) News Service Weekly press package (PressPac) with reports selected from 35 major peer-reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News.

ACS NEWS SERVICE
Weekly PressPac - November 15, 2006
ALL CONTENT IS FOR IMMEDIATE USE EXCEPT ARTICLE #5 (EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, NOV. 20, 2006)

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The American Chemical Society (ACS) News Service PressPac is your access point for discoveries in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology, which are reported in the 35 peer-reviewed journals of the American Chemical Society. With more than 158,000 members, ACS is the world's largest scientific society. Chemistry is the science that transforms lives, and these news alerts are from the leading edge of that science at ACS headquarters.

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In This Edition:

Spinning a new yarn: silicone fibers with living organisms
A simple method for making Lilliputian cups
Cloud research indicates a faster pace for stratospheric ozone destruction
Toward reducing the toxic side effects of cancer chemotherapy
Three key approaches to easing the energy crunch
Journalists' Resources: Landmarks, news sources and more
Mark Your Calendars: Chemistry's growing role in cancer research

ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Spinning a new yarn: silicone fibers with living organisms
Biomacromolecules

In a feat once as unlikely as the miller's daughter of fairytale fame spinning straw into gold, scientists in the United Kingdom have spun fine threads of biocompatible silicone that contain living human brain cells. The cells remained
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Contact: Michael Woods
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[0] Researchers establish common seasonal pattern among bacterial communities in Arctic rivers [0] Exposure to both traffic, indoor pollutants puts some kids at higher risk for asthma later [0] The cause behind the characteristic shape of a long leaf revealed

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Breaking Biology Technology:Biolaxy Secures IND Approval for Oral Insulin 2 NDIS Approval of Promega PowerPlex Kit Clears Path for More DNA Profiles to be Added to U.S. Database 2 Hamilton Thorne announces third quarter results 2 Hamilton Thorne announces third quarter results 3 Hamilton Thorne announces third quarter results 4 Hamilton Thorne announces third quarter results 5 Hamilton Thorne announces third quarter results 6 Hamilton Thorne announces third quarter results 7

[0] US Patent Allowed for NOD Tech [0] Biolaxy Secures IND Approval for Oral Insulin [0] NDIS Approval of Promega PowerPlex Kit Clears Path for More DNA Profiles to be Added to U.S. Database [0] Hamilton Thorne announces third quarter results

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... of geologists has determined the age of the oldes...event that generated massive shockwaves across the...elped wipe out the dinosaurs.... ...In a study pub..., the research team reports that an ancient meteor...

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Scientists confirm age of the oldest meteorite collision on Earth 2 Scientists confirm age of the oldest meteorite collision on Earth 3 Scientists confirm age of the oldest meteorite collision on Earth 4 Scientists confirm age of the oldest meteorite collision on Earth 5 World Trade Center clean-up workers report acute respiratory problems 2 Drinking through your pelvic region? 2 Drinking through your pelvic region? 3 Drinking through your pelvic region? 4 Why the hammerhead shark's head is in the shape it's in 2 Why the hammerhead shark's head is in the shape it's in 3 Why the hammerhead shark's head is in the shape it's in 4 Why the hammerhead shark's head is in the shape it's in 5 Why the hammerhead shark's head is in the shape it's in 6 Why the hammerhead shark's head is in the shape it's in 7

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