Are lamas becoming heroes against the corona pandemic? We explain why they could fight the coronavirus …
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Wow, nobody expected that: Llamas could carry a secret weapon against coronaviruses. The world of science is now focusing on the Belgian llama female named “Winter”.
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This is how lamas could help against Corona
A research team found antibodies in the llama that could neutralize the novel corona virus, reports “Spiegel.de”. Scientists started the study in 2016 and gave “winter” safe doses of the coronaviruses Sars and Mers. The llama female produced antibodies that could also be useful against Sars-CoV-2.
Other camel animals such as alpacas, guanacos and dromedaries and even sharks also form these specific, tiny antibodies, which are now being researched with vigor. The research group with participants from Belgium, Texas and Göttingen hopes that the small animal antibodies can be linked to human antibodies. This is intended to temporarily protect healthy people from infection. The first clinical trials could start later this year. “If it works, ‘winter’ deserves a statue,” study author Xavier Saelens told Reuters.
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