The Scientist : NewsBlog Print: Double-duty antibodies
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Double-duty antibodies
Posted by Tia Ghose
[Entry posted at 19th March 2009 08:21 PM GMT]

In a study challenging a long-held doctrine of antibody binding -- which states that a single antibody corresponds to just one antigen, fitting it like a lock fits a key -- researchers have created a designer version of an antibody that can bind two ...

 

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