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30 mar 2015 · A simple peptide could save countless future snakebite victims in developing countries, researchers announced at the American Chemical Society national meeting in Denver.
23 mar 2015 · WEIRD & WILD. Opossums Could Hold the Key to Saving Snakebite Victims. Scientists pinpoint a compound in the marsupial's blood that neutralizes venom—could it help in the quest to create a...
An eleven amino acid ribosomal peptide was shown to completely neutralize Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) venom in mice when a lethal dose of the venom was pre-incubated with the peptide prior to intravenous injection.
23 mar 2015 · Unlike humans, who swell up and die fairly quickly from snake bites, opossums are curiously immune to the otherwise deadly venom. Now scientists are dusting off old research into what gives the animal this special ability, in order to save thousands of human lives.
22 mar 2015 · Scientists have turned to the opossum to develop a promising new and inexpensive antidote for venomous snake bites. They predict it could save thousands of lives worldwide without the side...
opossum to develop a promising new and inexpensive antidote for poisonous snake bites. They predict it could save thousands of lives worldwide without the side effects of current treatments.
30 maj 2018 · It neutralizes up to five times the LD 50 of venoms from the West African carpet viper and puff adder, two major killers in sub-Saharan Africa. The standard dose for testing the efficacy of snake ...
