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When a venomous snake sinks its fangs, a complex mixture of toxic proteins, enzymes and other molecular substances is ...
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From co-founding the Irula Snake Catchers’ Co-operative to building the Madras Snake Park, Romulus Whitaker has reshaped ...
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In deserts, jungles and swamps around the world, snakes are waging a biochemical war against their prey. When a snake displays its fangs, it’s showing off one of evolution’s greatest weapons. This is ...
Scientists have developed a nanobody-based antivenom that neutralizes toxins from most African cobras, mambas and the rinkhals, which could offer safer, scalable protection beyond existing snakebite ...