As the number of coronavirus cases in the UK continue to escalate, scientists have offered a glimmer of hope to the pandemic after discovering an antibody that could neutralise the illness. Scientists have offered a new ray of hope for the coronavirus pandemic after discovering an antibody that could neutralise the illness. (Stock image)Academics at the science facility in Harwell, Oxfordshire, have used their powerful x-ray machine, The Diamond Light Source, to examine the blood of a patient who recovered from SARS. 'The team has isolated the spike protein and looked at the surviving Sars patient to see if they can identify an antibody binding in the right place that has the potential to be useful. Scientists discovered that the person had a powerful antibody that could latch onto a virus and have it destroyed.

Source: Daily Mail March 20, 2020 02:29 UTC