Title:
Engineered Nanobodies – Derived From Llama Antibodies – Neutralize COVID-19 Virus
By:
The Rosalind Franklin Institute
Published:
SciTecDaily, 14 July 2020
https://scitechdaily.com/engineered-nanobodies-derived-from-llama-antibodies-neutralize-covid-19-virus/
From the article:
Antibodies derived from llamas have been shown to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus in lab tests, UK researchers announced today.
The team involves researchers from the Rosalind Franklin Institute, Oxford University, Diamond Light Source and Public Health England. They 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 peer-reviewed findings are published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.