Focusing A to B =Sharpening A on B?

[GoodTaste]

The author appears to call the process of focusing antibody responses to something as the process of sharpening the focus of antibody responses.

Am I correct?


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RESEARCH ARTICLE VACCINES
A respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F protein nanoparticle vaccine focuses antibody responses to a conserved neutralization domain

Sharpening the focus of anti-RSV antibodies


Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a paramyxovirus that infects lung epithelial cells causing potentially severe infections in young children, the elderly, and the immunocompromised. Although an effective RSV vaccine remains a major unmet medical need, previous work has identified a stabilized pre-F conformation of the RSV fusion (F) protein as a preferred immunogen for eliciting neutralizing antibodies.

-from Science Magazine
https://immunology.sciencemag.org/content/5/47/eaba6466

 

[jutfrank]

I don't understand the question.

Are you having trouble understanding what sharpening the focus means?

 

[Tdol]

I think so.

 

[jutfrank]

Imagine looking at something with a microscope. At first it looks blurry, so you turn the dial to bring the image into focus. Now you can fine-tune the image to bring it into sharp focus. You've sharpened the focus.