Tim Friede

This cocktail of three components offered mice complete protection against 13 species and partial protection against six more, representing a set of genetically diverse venomous snakes from Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, and more.

There are other antivenoms that can neutralize a broad set of snakes, but this is the first one to do it using this approach.

There are other antivenoms that can neutralize a broad set of snakes, but this is the first one to do it using this approach.

There are other antivenoms that can neutralize a broad set of snakes, but this is the first one to do it using this approach.

Well, eventually human trials, which Jacob hopes are a couple years out. But before that, the team's planning to test their new cocktail in dogs that have been bit by venomous snakes in Australia.

Well, eventually human trials, which Jacob hopes are a couple years out. But before that, the team's planning to test their new cocktail in dogs that have been bit by venomous snakes in Australia.

Well, eventually human trials, which Jacob hopes are a couple years out. But before that, the team's planning to test their new cocktail in dogs that have been bit by venomous snakes in Australia.

So this is a first step. But others in the field say it's an important one.

So this is a first step. But others in the field say it's an important one.

So this is a first step. But others in the field say it's an important one.

This is David Williams. He evaluates antivenoms for the World Health Organization. He cautions that further developing this cocktail into a truly universal antivenom will inevitably have its challenges. Like right now, the recipe doesn't work on any vipers, which are a large portion of the venomous snakes that are out there. Wow.

This is David Williams. He evaluates antivenoms for the World Health Organization. He cautions that further developing this cocktail into a truly universal antivenom will inevitably have its challenges. Like right now, the recipe doesn't work on any vipers, which are a large portion of the venomous snakes that are out there. Wow.

This is David Williams. He evaluates antivenoms for the World Health Organization. He cautions that further developing this cocktail into a truly universal antivenom will inevitably have its challenges. Like right now, the recipe doesn't work on any vipers, which are a large portion of the venomous snakes that are out there. Wow.

And another researcher I talked to, Stuart Ainsworth, he's a molecular biologist at the University of Liverpool who studies snake bites, antivenoms, and antibodies. He told me that now we know this cocktail works in mice, he's eager to see how it'll work in people given that venoms are complex chemical mixes.

And another researcher I talked to, Stuart Ainsworth, he's a molecular biologist at the University of Liverpool who studies snake bites, antivenoms, and antibodies. He told me that now we know this cocktail works in mice, he's eager to see how it'll work in people given that venoms are complex chemical mixes.

And another researcher I talked to, Stuart Ainsworth, he's a molecular biologist at the University of Liverpool who studies snake bites, antivenoms, and antibodies. He told me that now we know this cocktail works in mice, he's eager to see how it'll work in people given that venoms are complex chemical mixes.

He became director of herpetology at Centivax, that biotech company. Wow. When he heard that his antibodies had helped create this new anti-venom cocktail, he says he was happy.

He became director of herpetology at Centivax, that biotech company. Wow. When he heard that his antibodies had helped create this new anti-venom cocktail, he says he was happy.

He became director of herpetology at Centivax, that biotech company. Wow. When he heard that his antibodies had helped create this new anti-venom cocktail, he says he was happy.

I couldn't believe it. I really couldn't believe it. I'm doing something for humanity and getting back to science.