For nearly two decades, Tim Friede voluntarily injected himself with venom and endured over 200 snake bites in hopes of building immunity and helping create a universal antivenom. Now, scientists are using antibodies from his blood to develop a breakthrough treatment that has shown strong protection against the world’s deadliest snake venoms in early lab tests.
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