#snakevenom — Public Fediverse posts

11-Mar-2026
The complete #genome of the #goldenLancehead reveals how genes responsible for #venom #toxins evolved

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1119646 #science #snakes #ecology #evolution #snakeVenom

This Badass Creature Has the Power to Kill Brain Tumors—and Scientists Found a Way to Use It

Time and again, the adrenaline-inducing show Fear Factor brought out scorpions to scare contestants. As the arachnids crept…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #braintumors #cancer #CancerResearch #chlorotoxin #CityofHope #Researchers #Science #ScienceTranslationalMedicine #scorpions #snakevenom #treatmentmethod #tumorcells
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/184656/

This Badass Creature Has the Power to Kill Brain Tumors—and Scientists Found a Way to Use It

Time and again, the adrenaline-inducing show Fear Factor brought out scorpions to scare contestants. As the arachnids crept…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #braintumors #cancer #CancerResearch #chlorotoxin #CityofHope #Researchers #Science #ScienceTranslationalMedicine #scorpions #snakevenom #treatmentmethod #tumorcells
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/184656/

#Snakes #SnakeVenom #Venom #BBC #TimFriede #Science #Biology #Immunity #Animals #Poison #Poisonous #Animal #Venomous #Research #antivenom
Quite an amazing story, and Tim Friede could be helping to save thousands of lives for many years to come…

'Unparalleled' snake antivenom made from man bitten 200 times https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5d0l7el36o

last year's #CurrentBiology feature on #SnakeVenom now in the open archives:
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/12/snake-toxins.html #science #ecology #evolution #snakes #proteinToxins

4-JAN-2024
Brazilian researchers discover two novel peptides with biotechnological potential in #SnakeVenom
Fragments of hemorrhagic toxins that may help treat high blood pressure were found in the venom of the pit viper Cotiara, which inhabits the South of Brazil, and that of the South American bushmaster, a denizen of tropical rainforests

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1030292 #science #ecology #snakes #venom

A #snakevenom-analog #peptide that inhibits #SARSCoV2 and papain-like protease displays #antithrombotic activity in #mice #arterial # thrombosis model, without interfering with #bleeding time

https://thrombosisjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12959-022-00436-5

#linktopaper #openaccess

https://thrombosisjournal.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12959-022-00436-5.pdf

#COVID19 is caused by a #virus, not #snakevenom; no #snake #venom in #COVID-19 #vaccines, contrary to claim by chiropractor #BryanArdis
https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/covid-19-caused-virus-not-snake-venom-no-snake-venom-covid-19-vaccines-chiropractor-bryan-ardis/