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He injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His blood could ‘revolutionize’ snakebite treatment
A man who injected himself with snake venom helped create an antivenom that can protect mice from poisonous snakes.
Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment
A Wisconsin man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times, and scientists are studying his blood to treat snakebite.
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One man, 856 venom hits, and the path to a universal snakebite cure
Over the course of 18 years, a truck mechanic from Wisconsin injected himself with snake venom hundreds of times. His actions ...
Universal antivenom may grow out of man who let snakes bite him hundreds of times
Scientists identified antibodies that neutralized the poison in whole or in part from the bites of cobras, mambas and other ...
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Man injected by 856 snake bites helps create universal antivenom
A universal snake antivenom might soon be within reach—thanks to one man’s strange and dangerous obsession. For nearly two ...
Bitten 200 times by venomous snakes, this mechanic didn’t die. Here’s why
Tim Friede has survived the deadly venom of taipans, black mambas, vipers and cobras. Scientists have used his blood to craft ...
Zinc is a metal essential to life – scientists have discovered a protein that helps keep cells alive when zinc levels are low
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