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Humira
Humira is the brand name of the drug, adalimumab. This up and comer is an immunosuppressive drug, specifically a monoclonal antibody. We often think of an antigen as only having one antibody, like a married couple. But, it’s more like antigens have multiple partners. This occurs because there are multiple epitopes (peptides or some molecule)…
Covid19. Watch out!
The virus continues to spread in certain countries, yet has begun to taper off in others. It remains important in developing accurate tests for the virus. Currently, patients suspected of being infected with the virus will undergo a test that looks for viral RNA, using PCR. PCR amplifies these little molecules to detectable quantities. However,…
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