news archive genetic news - January 27, 2004

January 27, 2004

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-	Low Free Testosterone Levels Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease in Older Men Older men with lower levels of free testosterone circulating in their bloodstreams could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
-	Transgenic Animals Produced Using Cultured Sperm Study Opens New Possibilities for Biological Research, Gene Therapy
-	First U.S. Tuberculosis Vaccine Trial in 60 Years Begins A new vaccine, made with several proteins from the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), will soon enter the first phase of human safety testing.
-	Gene Therapy in Salivary Glands Gene Therapy in Salivary Glands Could Lead to Promising Applications in Oral Diseases