Man’s blood used to create antivenom for 19 deadly snakes
Scientists have developed what they believe is the most widely effective antivenom ever — and the secret ingredient came from one man’s blood.
In the course of their research, the team found a man, Tim Friede, who had been bitten hundreds of times by 16 species of deadly snakes — the poison lethal enough to kill a horse, Според учените-за интервал от 18 години.
Фриде е получил уточките съзнателно като част от процеса на самоимунизация, употребявайки ескалиращи дози. As a result, he had become " hyper-immune " to the effects of snake neurotoxins, the researchers stated.
" After being introduced to Tim Friede and his incredible journey and immune history, we decided there was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to study his blood and isolate the basis of a universal antivenom, " lead study author Jacob Glanville, CEO of Centivax, a San Francisco Biotechnology Company сподели пред Fox News Digital.
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