A new antivenom is a cool discovery on its own, but there is a twist to this snake tale. These new proteins were designed by AI. This is a fast-growing area of research, using AI to discover or design ...

Each year, over two million people fall victim to snakebites, resulting in more than 100,000 fatalities and 300,000 severe disabilities, according to the World Health Organization. These alarming ...

And while it's cool searching through the AI-generated Venoms based on various ... This inversion makes him look more akin to Anti-Venom, a symbiote with the ability to cure people of various ...

Using AI, scientists have designed proteins that ... so not a lot of innovation has been attracted.” Current antivenom producers milk snakes to extract their venom, which is “like handling ...

University of Washington Medicine researchers are leveraging machine learning and synthetic proteins to counteract poisonous ...

AI antivenom achieved an astounding 100 percent success rate in neutralizing lethal cobra venom. David Baker, the 2024 Nobel Laureate in chemistry, led the study and development of this AI ...

And because the proteins were created entirely on the computer using AI-powered software, we dramatically cut the time spent in the discovery phase.” The World Health Organization estimates that ...

From this "proof of concept," namely proof that AI can design the molecular structure of an antivenom, the two teams intend to move on to full development of a serum to save not mice but humans.

While not yet protecting against full snake venom—which is a complex mixture of different toxins unique to each snake species—the AI-generated molecules provide full protection from lethal ...

AI-driven medicine could deliver life-saving snakebite treatments to the world’s most vulnerable. Every year, venomous snakes ...

These proteins were designed entirely on computers using AI-based software, reducing the time traditionally required in the discovery phase. Snake bites remain a major health problem worldwide.