BiologyCode 9700
Antibodies and vaccination
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- relate how antibody molecules are structured to the functions they carry out
- outline how monoclonal antibodies can be made by means of the hybridoma method
- outline the core principles underlying the use of monoclonal antibodies for diagnosing disease and for treating disease
- outline how active immunity differs from passive immunity, and how natural immunity differs from artificial immunity
- explain that vaccines hold antigens that prompt the immune system to respond, conferring immunity over the long term
- explain in what ways vaccination programmes help bring the spread of infectious diseases under control