Seven things you might not know about blood
We're full of blood – around five litres, on average.
Adam Taylor, Professor and Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre, Lancaster University
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May 13, 2020 • ~7 min
May 13, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: anatomy blood plasma blood-cells human-body blood-type blood-plasma
Checking blood for coronavirus antibodies – 3 questions answered about serological tests and immunity
After your body fights off an infection, antibodies remain in your blood. Two researchers explain how tests identify these antibodies and what the data can be used for.
Daniel Stadlbauer, Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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April 16, 2020 • ~9 min
April 16, 2020 • ~9 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus antibodies sars-cov-2 immunity coronavirus-2020 new-coronavirus blood plasma blood-test
Antibodies in the blood of COVID-19 survivors know how to beat coronavirus – and researchers are already testing new treatments that harness them
Before a vaccine is available to teach your immune system to ward off the coronavirus, maybe you can directly use molecules that have already fought it in other people.
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus immune-system ebola antibodies sars-cov-2 viruses blood ebola-virus plasma
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