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COVID-19: Llama-based antibody treatment ‘neutralises’ virus – BBC Focus Magazine
Researchers hope the antibodies could eventually be developed as a treatment for patients with severe COVID-19.
Antibodies derived from llamas have been shown to combat coronavirus in laboratory tests.
Researchers hope the antibodies known as nanobodies due to their small size could eventually be developed as a treatment for patients with severe COVID-19.
The immune system produces antibodies when it is being attacked, or in response to infections. Llamas, camels and alpacas naturally produce quantities of small antibodies with a simpler structure, that can be turned into nanobodies.
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