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 ...

prompting the production of antibodies that neutralise venom toxins. These antibodies are then harvested and purified to create antivenom, which can treat snakebite envenomation in humans effectively.

Artificial intelligence could take the bite out of snake venom. Using AI, scientists have designed proteins that say not so fassst to toxins wielded by cobras and other venomous snakes.

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 ...

New proteins not found in nature have now been designed to counteract certain highly poisonous components of snake venom. The deep learning, computational methods for developing these toxin ...

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 ...