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The antibodies don’t work! The race to rid labs of molecules that ruin experiments

Poorly performing antibodies have plagued biomedical sciences for decades. Several fresh initiatives hope to change this.
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  1. Diana Kwon
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Carl Laflamme knew what protein he wanted to study, but not where to find it. It is encoded by a gene called C9ORF72, which is mutated in some people with the devastating neurological condition motor neuron disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. And Laflamme wanted to understand its role in the disease.

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Nature 635, 26-28 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03590-0

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