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The antibodies from camels and sharks that could change medicine
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The antibodies from camels and sharks that could change medicine

by Christina Szalinski, Knowable Magazine  Full-size antibodies, like those of humans (left), typically have heavy protein chains (dark blue) and light protein chains (light blue). In addition to these standard antibodies, sharks and camels and their relatives make antibodies with only heavy chains (middle and right). The fragments at the antibody tips (shown in circles),...