18boro t1_iym827h wrote on December 2, 2022 at 1:06 PM Reply to comment by Lee_yw in Vaccine prompts HIV antibodies in 97 per cent of people in small study by tonymmorley Another reason antibodies are Y-shaped is they can then be attached to two pathogens at the same time, thus clumping them together and inhibiting their movement/drift. Permalink Parent 8
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Another reason antibodies are Y-shaped is they can then be attached to two pathogens at the same time, thus clumping them together and inhibiting their movement/drift.