What Is ZMapp, the Ebola Serum?

The media has been buzzing about ZMapp, widely reported as an experimental top-secret, untested Ebola serum. But what is it? A look into the treatment reveals the marvels of biotechnology — and its limitations.

ZMapp is not a cure or a vaccine. It's a cocktail of genetically engineered antibodies that boosts a patients' ability to fight off Ebola. ZMapp actually combines two different serums made by two different companies

The first serum is called MB-003, and was developed by San Diego firm Mapp Biopharmaceutical. The second goes by the name ZMAb, and was made by Canadian company Defyrus Inc.. When Mapp Biopharmaceutical's commercial arm LeafBio combined the two, MB-003 plus ZMAb became ZMapp Read more...

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