Sunday, 30 July 2017

PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (34): research, vaccines

Ebola -- Worldwide/Unknown
... Before now, when scientists tried to get immune cells in the lab to produce antibodies, the cells would do so indiscriminately, producing all sorts of antibodies, not just the relevant ones. Now scientists are able to get the antibodies they specifically desire by using nanoparticles that connect antigens, the active parts of a vaccine, with molecules that stimulate the immune system.
"We can make these cells very quickly in vitro -- in a Petri dish -- to become antibody-producing

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2v9uW8w

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