Academic

DEFENDING YOUR BODY WITH plastic antibodies? Faster, please. ?The success of the molecular imprint?

By Glenn Reynolds

DEFENDING YOUR BODY WITH plastic antibodies? Faster, please. “The success of the molecular imprinting process coupled with the heightened survival rate of the mice suggests researchers could tailor a variety of these nanoparticles for use in just about any case where the body relies on antibodies for to fight off threats. That?s a lot of cases, opening the door to a synthetic immune booster that could potentially be used to treat myriad allergies, illnesses and infections.” Given the growing threat of biowar and bioterrorism, along with various new or antibiotic-resistant diseases, this technology is likely to be very important.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on June 10, 2010 (boomark / email).