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Survivor of 200 snake bites and a coma gives blood to create the ultimate antivenom

Researchers may have found the key to creating the ultimate snake antivenom, and all it took was someone getting bitten 200 times.

Gizmodo · 18h

Man Bitten by 200 Snakes Helps Scientists Create a Super Antivenom

Tim Friede might be the world's most snakebit person—and his antibodies could hold the key to a truly universal snake antivenom.

Fox News on MSN · 1d

Man’s blood used to create antivenom for 19 deadly snakes

Scientists have created what they believe to be the most broadly effective antivenom to date — and its key ingredient came from a single man's blood. Both the researchers and the donor reveal how it all came together.

1hon MSN

One man’s snake bite obsession could yield a lifesaving breakthrough

Blood from a former construction and factory worker — and self-taught herpetologist — could hold the key to a universal ...

C&EN1d

A new antivenom may neutralize 13 of the world’s deadliest snakebites

A cocktail of 3 agents provides broad protection against 13 deadly snakes, but a ‘universal antivenom’ isn’t on the horizon ...

Phys.org1d

'Super antibodies' for snake toxins: How a dangerous DIY experiment helped scientists make a new antivenom

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new antivenom was developed using broadly neutralizing antibodies from a person self-immunized with multiple snake venoms over 18 years. These "super ...

Kenya Faces Alarming Need For Antivenom Amid Surge In Snake Bite Cases | Firstpost Africa | N18G

Kenya Faces Alarming Need For Antivenom Amid Surge In Snake Bite Cases | Firstpost Africa | N18G Kenya is currently facing an ...

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