00:00Scientists just found a powerful new antivenom hiding in the blood of the animal that causes the problem in the
00:06first place.
00:07University of Maryland researchers discovered that toxin-blocking proteins naturally found in rattlesnake blood can neutralize venom from several dangerous
00:16snake species.
00:17And in lab tests, the mixture was about 10 times more potent than a current commercial antivenom.
00:23The proteins are ones that Western diamondback rattlesnakes evolved to protect themselves from their own venom.
00:30And by combining several of them together, the team achieved unusually broad, strong protection.
00:35Snake bites remain a massively overlooked global health problem, killing up to 140,000 people every year and leaving hundreds
00:43of thousands more permanently disabled, largely in rural areas with limited access to treatment.
00:48Traditional antivenoms are expensive to produce and inconsistent in how well they work.
00:53Researchers say this nature-inspired approach could point the way toward a new generation of antivenoms that are cheaper, more
01:01reliable, and far more effective.
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