![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107152852im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field MIT Model Could Improve Some Drugs' Effectiveness
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September 23, 2007
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MIT researchers have developed a computer modeling approach that could improve a class of drugs based on antibodies, molecules key to the immune system. The model can predict structural changes in an antibody that will improve its effectiveness.
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Source Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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