Tiny antibody has big impact on deadly Hendra and Nipah viruses

9 Jul 2025
Ariel Isaacs
Dr Ariel Isaacs with a model showing yellow DS90 nanobodies fixed on a Nipah virus fusion protein.

Researchers have discovered a strategy to neutralise two highly lethal viruses for which there is currently no approved vaccine or cure.

A team led by Professor Daniel Watterson and Dr Ariel Isaacs at The University of Queensland has identified the first ever nanobody to work against Hendra and Nipah, henipaviruses which have jumped from animals to people in Asia and Australia.

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