Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/gkpk2JdkK9M   Mini-antibodies derived from alpacas, when coupled together as triplets, can neutralize any of the CoVid variants 30,000 times better than a single antibody configuration and can be efficiently produced in huge quantities.  Molecular biologists at Germany’s Max Planck Institute report this very good news as the world faces the onslaught of the dangerous Delta variant.   These small but powerful nanobodies begin by vaccinating 3 alpacas with coronavirus spike protein.  Their resultant antibodies are tested for potency, and the very best are isolated and amplified in an industrial process.  Then, by combining 3 nanobody molecules into a therapeutic triad, the researchers produced an agent that binds so strongly to any of the CoVid variants including delta that all are effectively neutralized.   The best news: these nanobodies can be produced quickly and in huge quantities, and, when a new mutation occurs, the entire process from alpaca immunization to final product may