Can South Dakota's transgenic cows help treat the flu?; A speedy review for Merck's Prevnar rival in kids
Wednesday brought another win for South Dakota’s biggest transgenic cow so far.
SAB Biotherapeutics, which develops treatments by collecting and distilling antibodies from cows with humanized immune systems, announced that its antibody treatment for flu passed an early-stage challenge study.
Volunteers were intentionally exposed to the flu virus and then given infusions of the SAB antibody treatment or placebo. Those who received the antibody treatment saw a significantly greater reduction in viral load and symptoms than those who received placebo. The company didn’t release numbers but said the p-value was 0.026.
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