May & Jun '25

Will protein design tools solve the snake antivenom shortage? Venomous snakebites kill between 81,000 and 138,000 people each year, and leave another 400,000 with permanent disabilities. This ranks it among the deadliest of neglected tropical diseases, alongside better-known ailments such as typhus and cholera. The average cost of antivenom alone in sub-Saharan Africa was $124 in 2010, a steep…