Alpacas are solving your cat allergy and not in the way you might think. Alpacas, along with a few other animals, produce something that no other animals do - something called “nanobodies,” which are antibodies but super tiny yet just as effective. Nanobodies can squeeze into places that our normal antibodies can’t. So, these scientists figured out how to reverse-engineer nano bodies to break down Fel d1, the main allergen in cat saliva. The results are pretty impressive, 98% efficacy, with peop

Could it be possible to cure cat allergies? Alex Dainis explains scientists are using CRISPR to create cats that produce reduced amounts of the Fel d 1 protein, which is the cause of many cat allergies! #Cats #Allergies #Genetics #Science #WomenInSTEM | Museum of Science, Boston