Scientists have discovered how snake venom attacks our nerve cells, which could lead to more effective antidotes in the future The long-term goal is to make antidotes that work against a whole range of different snake bites,” he says.
The various toxins bind to different receptors or molecular pumps, while others bind to important enzymes on the surface of the nerve cells. But antibodies in the current antivenoms bind to the active site in each of the neurotoxins,” he says.
