American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Jan. 30, 2008

ARTICLE #5 EMBARGOED FOR 9 A.M., EASTERN TIME, Feb. 4, 2008
“China’s Pharma Leaps into Discovery”

This story will be available on Feb. 4 at
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/coverstory/86/8605cover.html

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Journalists’ Resources

For Super Bowl Sunday: A Real-Life Superbowl Molecule

In a discovery that could score a touchdown for better health, chemists in Australia have made a “superbowl” molecule. Chemists in Australia used that name because the molecule has a bowl-shape that evokes images of sports venues like University of Phoenix Stadium, home to Sunday’s Super Bowl XLII. Molecules are atoms bound together. They are building blocks of everything in our everyday lives, including the real Super Bowl stadium and every person inside. A press release is available [www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-01/acs-c012805.php]. To view full text of the research article, click here. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja044405l].

Media registration opens for ACS National Meeting in New Orleans, April 6-10

Mark your calendars for one of the year’s largest and most important scientific events — the 235th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), which will be held April 6-10, 2008, in New Orleans, La.

With more than 160,000 members in the United States and other countries, ACS is the world’s largest scientific society. About 12,000 scientists and others are expected for the event, which will include more than 9,000 reports on new discoveries in chemistry. Those reports span science’s horizons from astronomy to zoology and include a special focus on health, energy, food, environment, and alternative fuels.

In addition to coverage of breaking science news, the meeting provides an opportunity for independent reporting on disaster recovery efforts in the region prior to the June 1 start of the 2008 hurricane season.

For media registration, click here. [http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id=1359&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1] Housing reservations are now open for those who plan to attend the meeting. The ACS Press Center will be located in Room 206 of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. It will include a media workroom with staff to assist in arranging interviews, press conferences, wireless Internet access, telephones, computers, photocopy and fax services, and refreshments.