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Published online 29 August 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050822-9
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Andreas von Bubnoff writes from Washington DC, where thousands of chemists have converged to discuss everything from drug discovery to detergents.
Many people were already gone on this fifth and last ACS meeting day - including the speakers. At least one didn't bother to show up for their own talk, while another gave theirs through a pre-recorded PowerPoint presentation.
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