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Antigenic shifts can lead to a pandemic, because people have little protection from the genes of the new virus.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

Both EV25 and the RSV therapeutic are built on the BAiT platform, or Bispecific Antigenic immunoTherapy, developed at Purdue.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

Antigenic drift allows the virus to escape immune recognition in people who have been vaccinated or had a previous infection, leaving them exposed to re-infection.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024

Figure 21.16 Antigenic Determinants A typical protein antigen has multiple antigenic determinants, shown by the ability of T cells with three different specificities to bind to different parts of the same antigen.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Antigenic determinants on a carbohydrate antigen are usually less diverse than on a protein antigen.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013