Each year, snake bites kill upwards of 100,000 people and permanently disable hundreds of thousands more, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. Promising new science, enabled by ...

The current way to produce antivenoms is antiquated. Experiments in mice suggest that an artificial intelligence approach could save time and money.

It represents a large step toward a universal antivenom that would be effective against the venom of all snakes. "This antibody works against one of the major toxins found across numerous snake ...

It has been a few years since AI began successfully tackling the challenge of predicting the three-dimensional structure of proteins, complex molecules that are essential for all life. Next-generation ...

Details of the work are published in a Nature paper titled, “De novo designed proteins neutralize lethal snake venom toxins.” The study, which was done in mice, focuses on a class of snake ...

prompting the production of antibodies that neutralise venom toxins. These antibodies are then harvested and purified to ...

The designed proteins currently do not protect against the complete venom, which is a complex mixture of different toxins for each snake species. The study's implications extend beyond snakebite ...

Researchers have created new proteins that neutralize lethal toxins found in snake venom, potentially offering a safer and more effective alternative to traditional antivenoms. According to the ...

In their testing, the researchers determined that the toxin can put down a mouse inside of 30 seconds. But as deadly as the creature’s venom is, the study has produced some good news for would ...

HHMI researchers discover that protein related to snake venom toxin modulates receptors that are targeted by nicotine. Scientists have found that a protein resembling snake venom neurotoxin modulates ...