Tag: research
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4 Ways to “Steal” a Perfect Antibody From a Rabbit
🐇🔬 Let’s be honest: rabbit monoclonal antibodies (rabbit mAbs) have a reputation, and there are a few very different ways to do that. Each method is basically a different personality type of science: 👀Some are classic and old-school. 👀Some are biotech wizardry. 👀Some involve viruses doing the work for you. 👀And some feel like you’re physically…
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Six Years, One Tick-Borne Bacterium, and a PhD Later
I didn’t start my PhD in 2019 with a grand dream or a childhood passion for biomedical sciences. I started with a central question that immediately made it clear how little I knew: How do Ehrlichiae cause disease? At the time, I knew nothing. Not a little nothing. Like full blank brain, zero context, no…
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Molt Buddy: A Totally Unverified Tick Theory
🕷️What if a tick-borne bacterium doesn’t just tolerate the tick… what if it actually helps the tick molt? To be super clear: this is still speculation. We’re not claiming mechanism, we’re not claiming proof, and we’re definitely not naming a specific unpublished protein like it’s already convicted in court 😂🚫. But as a concept, it’s…
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