Editor’s summarySnakebite is considered a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization, and although antibody-based antivenoms exist, they are species specific, are expensive, and require cold storage as well as intravenous administration in a health care setting. Here, Du and colleagues conducted a whole-genome CRISPR knockout screen to identify genes required for spitting cobra… Continue reading Molecular dissection of cobra #venom highlights #heparinoids as an antidote for spitting cobra envenoming
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