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In theory at least you could produce the mRNA and duplicate it and use it to produce the proteins. Though I'm probably missing a few steps here. A large part o
by shiandow 2y ago
In theory at least you could produce the mRNA and duplicate it and use it to produce the proteins.
Though I'm probably missing a few steps here. A large part of this seems to be possible though, given the success of mRNA vaccines. Though using humans rather than animals to produce the actual protein is less than ideal.
- afthonos 2y agoIn theory, the difference between theory and practice is zero.
- aaronmdjones 2y agoI've heard this phrased as "In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is."
- maxerickson 2y agoThe methods for producing antibodies are well understood. There were several different monoclonal antibodies produced for use in treating Covid infections. I imagine the harder part is finding the most effective ones to manufacture, as it is still quite costly. Harvesting serum from a live animal has the benefit of harvesting whatever antibodies have been produced, rather than a single specific one, so an effective antivenom might need to be composed of a number of monoclonal antibodies.