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American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- May 30, 2007

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. With more than 160,000 members, ACS is the world's largest scientific society. Please cite the individual journal, or the American Chemical Society, as the source of this information.


ACS NEWS SERVICE May 30, 2007

Weekly PressPac ALL CONTENT IS FOR IMMEDIATE USE EXCEPT ARTICLE #5 (EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, June 4, 2007)

PressPac Archive: http://www.chemistry.org/news/presspac.html


In This Edition:

  • Sleeping Beauty "jumping gene" shows promise for sickle cell gene therapy

  • A new explosive proves unusually touchy

  • Progress toward a healthier form of starch for processed foods

  • Direct interconnections between nanowires and human cells

  • The BBB poses daunting challenges to developing new brain medications

Journalists' Resources:

  • "Huh, a what"" Find out "what" in a Chemistry Glossary

  • Introducing ACS Updates: Forensic Science

  • Science Elements: ACS Audio Clips

  • News, features, background, sources from ACS National Meeting

  • Green Goals for the Pharmaceutical Industry

  • Summer Features

Mark Your Calendars:

  • 11th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, Washington, DC

  • 234th ACS National Meeting, August 19-23 Boston, MA

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American Chemical Society
4-Jun-2007


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