Snakebite affects millions of people each year. A new research project explores the conditions under which the jararaca pit viper of South America is most likely to lash out–and how this informs ...
In an article published in PNAS, researchers affiliated with Butantan Institute describe the genome of Bothrops jararaca and suggest the origin of genes responsible for toxins in its venom. “In ...
In Brazil, a group of researchers from the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) and the Butantan Institute has developed a three times more effective version of the antibothropic serum used to ...
Venom is a key adaptive innovation in snakes, and how nonvenom genes were co-opted to become part of the toxin arsenal is a significant evolutionary question. While this process has been investigated ...
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Brazil records an average of 29,000 snakebites a year, leading to around 130 deaths. And it is in the Amazon that the greatest number of cases occur. This region is home to 38 of the 75 species of ...
Snakes have a mostly undeserved bad reputation. Yes, there are some venomous snakes that we should all be wary of; but for the most part, snakes are harmless and none of them want to have anything to ...
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