llama named Winter may treat coronavirus with its antibodies, says study
A four-year-old llama named Winter may hold the key to finding a way to treat the coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease Covid-19, according to US and Belgian scientists studying llama antibodies.
They published their findings in the science journal Cell on Tuesday, which found that Winter and 130 other llamas on the research farm produce a special kind of camelid antibody that may offer an early promise to find a way to neutralise the virus, known as SARS-CoV-2.
The researchers include those from Belgium’s VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology as well as the University of Texas at Austin.
Source: businessinsider.co.za
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