Llama 'nanobodies' could hold key to preventing deadly post-transplant infection
Published Date: 7/22/2021
Source: phys.org
Scientists have developed a "nanobody"—a small fragment of a llama antibody—that is capable of chasing out human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) as it hides away from the immune system. This then enables immune cells to seek out and destroy this potentially deadly virus.