American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- June 24, 2009

News Items in This Edition:

• Potential new drugs: 970 million and still counting
• Successful initial safety tests for genetically-modified rice that fights allergy
• Brittle table salt can stretch like taffy in the nanoworld
• Once-a-month pill for both fleas and ticks for Fido and Fluffy
• Other "-caines" often replace Novocaine in the dentist's office

		IMAGE: There are more than 970 million chemicals suitable for study as new drugs, according to a new study. Click here for more information.

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