News for 'franklin-institute'

2 antibodies that can neutralise coronavirus identified

2 antibodies that can neutralise coronavirus identified

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

The study, published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, noted that the 'nanobodies' can prevent infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by blocking its interaction with the protein ACE2, which it uses as a gateway to enter and infect cells.