
AI-designed proteins tackle century-old problem — making snake antivenoms
Snake venom can cause paralysis, tissue damage and death.Credit: Ingo Schulz/imageBROKER via Getty Proteins designed using artificial intelligence (AI) can block the deadly effects of toxins in the venom of cobras, vipers and other deadly snakes. AI-designed proteins could form the basis of a new generation of therapies for snakebites, which kill about 100,000 people…