A scientist wanted to formulate a pill to attack a specific type of bacteria that infects the throat. Which biological component would be best to use as a model for the pill’s function?

Antibodies recognize and bind to specific targets, such as molecules on a particular type of bacterium. A pill modeled on antibodies could therefore be designed to target the throat-infecting bacteria specifically. Phagocytes and the complement system help attack pathogens more broadly, while bacteriocytes are not the best model for specific recognition.

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