$NBIO ACCESSWIRE / October 20, 2020 / Nascent Biot
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Alison Patteson, an assistant professor of physics, is leading a team researching the connections between the COVID-19 virus and pritumumab, a naturally occurring antibody, which has been used to inhibit cancer and tumor growth. Patteson tested whether the antibody blocks SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, from entering cells. "Evidence has been found that the antibody does block the uptake to viral particles," Patteson said.