Learn about our Editorial Policies. Scientists create monoclonal antibodies by cloning a single antibody-producing cell line. In contrast to polyclonal antibodies, monoclonals are highly specific to ...

Anti-idiotypic antibodies, both polyclonal and monoclonal, can be created to aid in drug development, preclinical research and clinical trials. Types of Anti-idiotypic Antibodies. Anti-idiotypic ...

For the last 30 years, the production of affinity reagents and particularly antibodies for research and therapeutic applications has been dominated by hybridoma and polyclonal technologies ...

Most antibodies used by researchers are either polyclonal — a mixture of antibodies ... “Recombinant in vitro production using antibody libraries and modern DNA technology, instead of ...

Each year, over two million people fall victim to snakebites, resulting in more than 100,000 fatalities and 300,000 severe ...

Antibodies bind to specific antigens on pathogens. This means that only one type of antibody will bind to a matching antigen. Scientists discovered that we could make antibodies to bind to ...

For some HIV vaccines, repetitive immunizations lead to a chain reaction of antibody production against immune complexes already bound to viral proteins.

Repetitive HIV vaccinations can lead the body to produce antibodies targeting the immune complexes already bound to the virus ...

Antibodies bind to specific antigens on pathogens. This means that only one type of antibody will bind to a matching antigen. For example, an antibody that can recognise an antigen on the ...