Lassa Virus' Soft Spot Revealed (IMAGE)

La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Lassa Virus' Soft Spot Revealed

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Hastie, et al. engineered a human survivor's Hastie antibody to potently neutralize all lineages of Lassa virus. Shown here is the antibody anchored on to the viral surface molecule (white) to prevent viral infection.

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Christina Corbaci

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