Wellcome Trust investing £80m in snakebite treatment

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Scientists say antivenom exists for only 60% of all the snakes in the world

New drugs for snakebite are desperately needed, say scientists, to replace the current 100-year-old treatment made by injecting snake’s venom into a horse and harvesting antibodies – which is very expensive, may not work and can cause lethal allergic reactions.

 

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80 million quid? Why do that when a bottle of Lucozade and a bacon roll cures all ills related to White Lighting and Special Brew?

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