LymeNet Flash: Nanobodies do good work against tick-borne disease

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Posted by Ann-Ohio (Member # 44364) on :

"Using nanobodies to block a tick-borne bacterial infection
In cells and mice, tiny molecules stop bacteria from hijacking cells"

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210428133006.htm

This research was done at Ohio State University -YAY! published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Tiny nanobodies can get inside cells where bad tick-borne bacteria hide out and kill them off.

Vet Med has been way ahead of anybody on research and treatment of. tick-borne diseases.

Posted by aklnwlf (Member # 5960) on :

Very promising info! [Big Grin]