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Bio-high-tech treatment for Ebola may have saved two US citizens

Accepted submission by artificial at 2014-08-04 20:39:49
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CNN reported [cnn.com] Monday that the two US citizens who were flown back to the states after contracting the Ebola virus were given an extremely experimental treatment [arstechnica.com], one that's still undergoing animal testing. While the treatment involves antibodies, it's not a vaccine, and it can work effectively even after an infection has started. The process that produced it is a testament to the impressive capabilities developed in the field of biotechnology.

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