The antibody was discovered in a patient the American researchers had been studying since 2004. Photo: Shutterstock
The antibody was discovered in a patient the American researchers had been studying since 2004. Photo: Shutterstock
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Coronavirus: antibody found in Sars patient could help fight Covid-19, US study says

  • ‘S309’ shown to have a strong ability to bind to and disable the Sars-CoV-2 spike protein, researchers at University of Washington School of Medicine say
  • Clinical trials of two drug candidates, which are genetically engineered versions of S309, expected to begin this summer

Alice YanSnow Xia
Alice Yan in Shanghaiand Snow Xia in Hong Kong

Updated: 11:25pm, 20 May, 2020

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The antibody was discovered in a patient the American researchers had been studying since 2004. Photo: Shutterstock
The antibody was discovered in a patient the American researchers had been studying since 2004. Photo: Shutterstock
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