We all know llamas as those funny-looking animals at the petting zoo or from pictures of them grazing on Machu Picchu, but did you know they could also inspire the next generation of medicine in humans. In “proof of concept” experiments, researchers have created tiny proteins … [Read more...] about Llamas could be the answer to cell-specific medication in humans
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How hamsters and llamas could provide an effective Covid-19 therapy
Researchers from the Rosalind Franklin Institute at Oxford University have identified an unusual source for a potential Covid-19 treatment: the llama and the Syrian hamster. Like humans, llamas produce antibodies to recognize and defeat infections, but their antibodies are … [Read more...] about How hamsters and llamas could provide an effective Covid-19 therapy