5/30/2023 0 Comments Going bovine![]() Why a cow? The antibodies circulate in the animals' plasma, and you can get a lot of plasma from a cow. These targeted neutralizing antibodies can, in theory, help slow an infection in someone who is sick or prevent an infection in someone who is exposed to the virus. These special cows are injected with what essentially amounts to a coronavirus vaccine that will then cause them to try to fight off what the body sees as an infection - and they will "produce a specifically targeted high-neutralizing antibody that can be used in patients," says SAB CEO Eddie Sullivan. They are cows that have been given genes from the human immune system that make antibodies. Now it's making them with the aim of treating or even preventing COVID-19. The company has made polyclonal antibodies to treat influenza and MERS. These are a collection of different antibodies that a body makes to ward off a specific invading organism. SAB Biotherapeutics is in the business of making what are known as polyclonal antibodies. It turns out, cows may play an important role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. ![]() Cows with genes from the human immune system make antibodies that may help people fight the coronavirus. ![]()
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