Blazing the Trail

A llama called Winter, whose antibodies were used in the hunt for a treatment for COVID-19, enjoys rest and leisure in a private art and animal park in Genk, Belgium. Photo: Johanna Geron/Reuters.

Hippocrates: The Return

• Richard Adams, UK regulator approves “first of its kind” Covid antibody treatment, The Guardian, August 20, 2021

The treatment — produced by Regeneron and the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche — uses artificial monoclonal antibodies that mimic natural antibodies produced by bodies to ward off infections. [Read more].