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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.

Contact: Michael Woods
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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
m_woods@acs.org
202-872-4400
American Chemical Society
20-Nov-2006