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Published online 27 March 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060327-6

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American Chemical Society

It's 12,000 chemists, 8,000 presentations, and a whole lot of squinting at name badges. Emma Marris takes on the King Kong of chemistry conventions: the American Chemical Society meeting - in Atlanta, Georgia for 2006.

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