Nicotine is a highly addictive chemical substance found in tobacco products. Scientists are investigating the use of monoclonal antibodies to help people quit smoking by binding to nicotine molecules in the blood and preventing them from reaching the brain.
What is an antibody?
Describe how scientists can produce a large quantity of anti-nicotine monoclonal antibodies using mice.
Explain why these anti-nicotine antibodies would not block the effects of other substances, such as caffeine.