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Utrecht University, Erasmus Medical Center and Harbour BioMed Researchers Report Discovery of Antibody that Blocks Novel Coronavirus SARS-C.

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Researchers at Utrecht University, Erasmus Medical Center and Harbour BioMed (HBM) today reported that they have identified a fully human monoclonal antibody that prevents the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus from infecting cultured cells. The discovery, published online today in Nature Communications, is an initial step towards developing a fully human antibody to treat or prevent the respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

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Great news to start the week.

It is great news, thanks 2greys :)

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Wow, fingers crossed. Thank you. Xxx

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Wow! That sounds very positive. thank you for posting this.

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