The human body can produce millions of unique antibody molecules, serving the needs of the immune system to protect against foreign antigens. This astounding fact has intrigued scientists for many years. This illustration gives 4 key reasons for this level of diversity.

The illustration was used in an article entitled “Magic Bullets and Monoclonals: An Antibody Tale,” in FASEB’s Breakthroughs in Bioscience series.

The human body can produce millions of unique antibody molecules, serving the needs of the immune system to protect against foreign antigens. This astounding fact has intrigued scientists for many years. This illustration gives 4 key reasons for this level of diversity.

The illustration was used in an article entitled “Magic Bullets and Monoclonals: An Antibody Tale,” in FASEB’s Breakthroughs in Bioscience series.