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Monday 5/18 My lilac trees are old and tall; I cannot reach their bloom at all. They send their perfume over trees And roofs and streets, to find the bees. –Louise Driscoll (1875–1957) SCIENCE Llama Antibodies Neutralize Virus That Causes COVID-19, New Research Shows Daniel Wrapp: In the early 90s it was discovered that camelids, which is a group that includes llamas, alpacas, camels and a couple other animals, produced a specialized class of antibodies which are called nanobodies. The reason they're called that is because they're about half the size of the conventional antibodies that you and I would produce. CommonHealth May 15, 2020 Mitch Wertlieb: So presumably you did not just pick any animal out of a hat. Why did your team think that llamas might have antibodies that could actually help fight the coronavirus? Daniel Wrapp: In the early 90s it was discovered that camelids, which is a group that includes llamas, alpacas, camels and ...
