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Camel antibodies may help heal humans

Published: Dec. 26, 2001 at 12:46 PM
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Camel antibodies could one day provide a key weapon against cancer cells and deadly germs that resist other remedies. Camel antibodies are smaller than all other mammalian antibodies, around two-thirds to one-tenth the size of common human antibodies, which means they can reach cells other antibodies can't.
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