Published October 29, 2020 This content is archived.
The Medical News reported on a technique developed by biomedical engineer Jonathan Lovell that could help increase the effectiveness of vaccines against the novel coronavirus, the virus that causes Covid-19.
Researchers say one answer might lie in designing vaccines that partially mimic the structure of the virus.
“One of the proteins on the virus — located on the characteristic Covid spike — has a component called the receptor-binding domain, or RBD, which is its Achilles heel,” said study author Jonathan F. Lovell, associate professor of biomedical engineering. “Antibodies against this part of the virus have the potential to neutralize the virus.”
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