inform Vol.19 July 2008

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432 Algae in the tank
The firestorm of criticism that has arisen since January 2008 against using food crops as starting materials for biofuels has pushed scientists and en...

439 1929-1938: Survival
George Willhite's fourth article in his series celebrating 100 years of AOCS history.>>...

465 SODEOPEC goes to Disney World
The sixth international SODEOPEC conference-focusing on soaps, detergents, oleochemicals, and personal care products-was held April 13–16, 2008,...

482 AM&E Award Address: Nonprogrammed research
Discovery of the mevalonate-independent methylerythritol phosphate pathway for the formation of isoprene units in bacteria and plants...

488 2008 Hot Topic Symposia
Honoring 50 Years of Lipid Research by Earl Hammond: Modifying Lipids to Improve Food and Fuel...

497 2008 Short Courses
7th AOCS Edible Oil Refining Short Course on Process Optimization, Equipment and Technology Selection, and On-Line Process Control...

503 Committee updates
During the AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo (AM&E) in Seattle, each of the AOCS editorial boards met and reviewed the past year and made plans for t...

508 On location with the AOCS Foundation at the 99th AM&E
Because of our generous donors, the Campaign for Technology continues to be able to fund many leading-edge electronic products, services, and features...

512 Award Recipients '08
What follows is a sampling of the award winners from this year's Annual Meeting & Expo (AM&E).>...