December 13, 1996

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A new gene therapy which scientists believe will suppress prostate cancers will be tested on humans for the first time Monday, a University of Tennessee-Memphis researcher announced Friday.  A genetically altered virus carrying a normal human gene known as BRCA1 will be injected into the cancerous prostates of two patients, said Dr.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Chattanooga’s Annie DeBauche is reluctant to call herself a pioneer, but her graduation Saturday marks a new era for the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s Distance Learning Program.  DeBauche will be the first distance-learning graduate from UT-Knoxville’s College of Communications and the first UT student to earn a degree through interactive video courses.  “I