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Monoclonal neutralizing antibody

May 8 , 2020 1665 days 1011 0
  • The Israel Institute of Biological Research has isolated the key COVID-19 antibody.
  • The “monoclonal neutralizing antibody” developed by the institute is reported to neutralize COVID-19 virus inside the infected person.
  • The antibody is called monoclonal as it was isolated from a single recovered cell. 
  • This is the first time, the antibodies of COVID-19 are isolated from monoclonal antibodies.
  • The antibody can possibly be the antidote.
  • Till now, the antibodies that have been isolated are polyclonal.
  • Polyclonal is isolating anti bodies from several recovered cells.
  • Antibodies are proteins naturally produced in human bodies in order to respond the foreign particles that invade human bodies.

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