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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 2 years ago

To convert the biosensor from detecting amyloid beta to coronavirus, the researchers exchanged the antibody that recognizes amyloid beta for a nanobody from llamas that recognizes the spike protein from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Llamas are the heros we need.