We often hold it to be self-evident that antibodies are key to an effective immune response against a pathogen—the more (or more potent) antibodies your body makes, the better it will fight off an ...

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* server, researchers reported that some monoclonal neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) directed against distinct receptor-binding domain (RBD) epitopes nested inside ...

A promising antibody failed testing. This is good news for developing a broad-spectrum antidote against the world's most dangerous snake venoms. What makes a soldier switch sides? That is a really ...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since its emergence at the end of 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has infected over 550 million and ...

IISER Mohali team harnesses nanobodies that can neutralise all four strains of virus In a breakthrough that sounds like science fiction but is rooted in rigorous biological research, scientists at ...

Investigators at Boston Children's Hospital have demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 infection of blood monocytes and lung macrophages in the lung could kill the cells via pyroptosis, increasing inflammation ...

Drugmaker Takeda announced Thursday that its dengue vaccine candidate, TAK-003, prevented 84% of hospitalized dengue cases and 61% of symptomatic cases in 4.5 years of follow-up during its phase 3 ...

The venom from Bothrops Asper, a Costa Rican lancehead snake, can cause debilitating damage to muscle tissue. Photo: Vanesa Zarzosa. What makes a soldier switch sides? That is a really good question.