Crisp autumnal days were made for country walks. Add a pub with a crackling fire and a welcoming room to snuggle up in after your exertions, and you have all the ingredients for a cosy weekend escape. These pubs all have great walks that start the moment you step outside their door. A WILTSHIRE INN … Read more
Antibodies taken from the blood of llamas and engineered to target SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, could offer a future treatment against the disease. Llamas, as well as camels and alpacas, naturally produce very small antibodies, called nanobodies, which are dwarfed by those made by human immune systems. Lab-based experiments found these naturally-occurring antibodies … Read more
Antibodies from an unusual animal could help scientists develop a treatment against the novel coronavirus, a new study suggests. Researchers found two copies of an immune protein produced by llamas can create a new antibody that binds tightly to part of the surface of the new virus. This part, called a spike protein, is what … Read more
Hopes could hinge on llamas for Covid vaccine: Belgian scientists discover camelids’ blood contains antibodies for combating coronavirus Molecules in camelids blood ‘may serve as useful therapeutics during Covid-19’ These llama antibodies have proved effective against MERS and SARS in past It was also discovered ferrets infected with Covid-19 respond close to humans Learn more … Read more