Who developed synthetic antibody to neutralizedeadly snake bite toxin Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) in Bengaluru ...
Who developed synthetic antibody to neutralizedeadly snake bite toxin
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) in Bengaluru have developed a synthetic human antibody that can neutralise a potent neurotoxin produced by the Elapidae family of highly toxic snakes, which includes the cobra, king cobra, krait and black mamba.
According to IISc., the team adopted an approach used earlier to screen antibodies against HIV and COVID-19 in order to synthesise the new venom-neutralising antibody.
This is the first time that this particular strategy is being applied to develop antibodies for snakebite treatment.
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