Seattle researchers hope llama antibodies lead to coronavirus treatment

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By: Graham Johnson
Updated: May 7, 2020 - 7:08 PM
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“Marley’s living a pretty good life generally. He’s free-range on a farm in the Berkshire Mountains,” Aitchison said.

Soon after COVID-19 arrived in America, researchers injected Marley with the spike protein from the coronavirus.

It does not make llamas sick, but does allow them to naturally produce antibodies called nanobodies, which are collected in blood samples.

"These are early days. I'm happy to report that Marley is producing antibodies that look promising so far," Aitchison said...