A study by this year's Nobel Laureate in Chemistry reveals a possible game-changer in snakebite treatment. Researchers have created new proteins that neutralize lethal toxins found in snake venom, potentially offering a safer and more effective alternative to traditional antivenoms.

It has been a few years since AI began successfully tackling the challenge of predicting the three-dimensional structure of proteins, complex molecules that are essential for all life. Next-generation tools are now available,

The AI-designed proteins could form the basis of a new generation of therapies for snakebites — which kill an estimated 100,000 people each year and are still treated much as they were a century ago.

The AI-designed proteins neutralized lethal 3FTx toxins found in snake venom, which are often the reason that traditional antivenoms fail.

Venomous snakebites cause significant deaths and injuries annually. Researchers are now using AI to develop synthetic antivenoms that are faster, cheaper, and more effective than traditional methods.

Mice were protected against lethal snake toxins for the first time, in a ‘breakthrough’ moment thanks to artificial intelligence

Researchers have designed new proteins using deep learning methods to neutralize deadly toxins from elapid snake venom, offering a safer, more effective, and cost-efficient alternative to current antivenom treatments.