We’re still using century-old technology to make snake antivenom. A method fit for the 21st century is on the horizon.
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The best cure against a snakebite is to avoid being bitten at all. Here is what you need to know about snakebites, antivenom, and what you need to do if bitten.
Snake bite treatments have changed remarkably over the past 200 years. But most, if not all, made sense in their historical context.
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Professor & Head of Section at the Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark
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Pharmacist, PhD, at the Danish Poisons Information Center (GIFTLINJEN), Department of Anaesthesiology, Copenhagen University Hospital
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PhD Candidate, Antibodies, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine