Innovative Antivenom Is a 'potential Game Changer' for Snakebites
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A new antivenom has been developed that is considered a 'potential game changer' for treating snakebites, with the article discussing its potential impact and the HN community showing interest in the development.
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Had never heard of "nanobodies" before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-domain_antibody sounds really promising. and fun that they come from camelids, like llamas and alpacas.
P.S. This is a more conventional approach vs. the guy who let a bunch of snakes bite him: https://www.wpr.org/news/meet-wisconsin-man-let-hundreds-ven... (also a great story).
P.P.S. Coincidentally I got angry when during an economics podcast, they referred the saying that camels are "horses designed by a committee." No biologist would say such a thing. camels kick ass at their environment, and apparently they can help us with our environment too.