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Scientists created snake venom without snakes
Creating lab-based antivenoms and developing new venom-based treatments.
BY AMIT MALEWAR
JANUARY 25, 2020
Snakebite is a neglected public health issue in many tropical and subtropical countries. About 5.4 million snake bites occur each year, resulting in 1.8 to 2.7 million cases of envenomings (poisoning from snake bites).
Yet the methods for manufacturing antivenom haven’t changed since the 19th century.
Scientists have successfully grown organoids from snake stem cells capable of producing venom. Their study could one day lead to being an effective method of creating lab-based antivenoms and developing new venom-based treatments.
Organoids are minor, three-dimensional cultured tissues that are derived from stem cells capable of self-organizing to form ‘miniature organs’ complete with numerous cell types and ready to be kept up in a lab inconclusively.
More:
https://www.techexplorist.com/snake-venom-snakes/29451/
