# Small Wonders: The Antibodies From Camels And Sharks That Could Change Medicine

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/small-wonders-the-antibodies-from-camels-and-sharks-that-could-change-medicine-2/
- Published: 2023-02-25T09:45:35-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: Camels, llamas, alpacas, sharks, rays and their relatives make unusual antibodies that researchers are investigating for studying — and fighting — human diseases. Image credit: Knowable Magazine. Article by Christina Szalinski, Knowable Magazine. Discover Magazine – February 22, 2023. This article originally appeared in Knowable Magazine. Every four months, pathologist Aaron LeBeau scoops into a net one of the five nurse sharks he keeps in his University of Wisconsin lab. Then he carefully administers a shot to the animal, much like a pediatrician giving a kid a vaccine. The shot will immunize the shark against a human cancer, perhaps, or an infectious disease, such as Covid-19. A couple of weeks later, after the animal’s immune system has had time to react, LeBeau collects a small vial of shark blood. […] Click here to view original web page at www.discovermagazine.com