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Spring 2007, Vol. 25, No. 1

Celgene: The Pharmaceutical Phoenix

By Sol Barer

A decade ago, a start-up biotechnology company developed the discredited medication thalidomide into a major drug for the treatment of life-threatening diseases. One of Celgene's key players reflects on the company's path from obscurity to success through innovative development of this important therapy.
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Mathew Carey Lea: Chemist, Photographic Scientist

A look at the life and accomplishments of the preeminent 19th-century chemist who made breakthroughs in the science of color photography, discovered allotropic silver, and made early inquiries into the potential military use of picric acid.
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CHF on the Move

Roy G. Neville: Bibliophile Extraordinaire
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History in the Making

A Most Successful Failure
Lessons from Shockley Semiconductor
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Book Reviews

Print Exclusives

Our Readers Write
Intersecting Lives • Mustard's Legacy • A Model Curriculum • Noble Dissent

Historic Landmarks
Rumford Baking Powder

Features
The Study of Change: The Introduction of Western Chemistry to China

CHF on the Move
Displaying CHF's Treasures • Awards • Conferences • CHF Affiliate Profiles

Outreach
Science Alive! in the Classroom • Honoring a Forgotten Genius

CHF Collections
The Transfermium Wars • Charles Morill Judson • A Passion for Polymers

Image and Icons
Dorothy's Hands

The Othmer Library
Prelude to a Nobel Prize • A Radioactivity Pioneer • A Francophone Path to Modern Chemistry • The Beauty of a Well-Made List • Palatinate Alchemical Books in the Neville Library

History in the Making
The Return of the Leech • Bacon's Proteus

Fellowships

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