Cambridge researchers César Milstein and George Köhler won a Nobel Prize in 1984 for their work developing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Each mAb is a specific antibody, a ‘magic bullet’ protein that targets and attacks one particular substance or cell. Milstein and Köhler found a way to produce these magic bullets in unlimited quantities. mAbs are proteins produced in the laboratory from the cells of the immune system that make antibodies. They act like natural antibodies, an important defence against disease, and attach themselves to specific proteins on the surface of cancer cells. using mice, Milstein and Köhler found a way to produce.
