Monoclonal antibodies are proteins made by cloning a single B cell (hence “mono clonal”) into cultures that synthesize the antibody in sufficient quantities for research and, eventually, formulation into powerful medicine…. Last year, noted Harvard biologist William Haseltine predicted that monoclonal antibodies would be the first therapy specifically developed for SARS-CoV-2. He was right.
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