Credit: Dec. 31, 2020 |
Researchers at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences recently identified pint-sized antibodies, or "nanobodies," that could protect against COVID-19. At least one of these nanobodies — produced by a llama named Cormac — also appears to work well in either liquid or aerosol form, suggesting it could also help protect a person's lungs from infections.
The study was led by Dr. David Brody, director of USU's Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, along with Thomas J. "T.J." Esparza, a Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine employee working in support of CNRM. Both Esparza and Brody also work in the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
