In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields
Human-animal conflict due to environmental changes leads to increased snakebite incidents and severe health consequences, including amputation and death.
Next-generation snakebite therapies could reduce death toll
Snakebites constitute a major health crisis in India and globally, particularly in rural communities due to inadequate access to antivenom.
How a struggling biotech company became a university 'spin-in'
Andreas Laustsen-Kiel focuses on developing innovative antivenoms, stemming from a life-changing experience with snakebite victims in Tanzania.
Entrepreneurship in life sciences can tackle urgent medical needs, as evidenced by Laustsen-Kiel's ventures in antivenom development.
It's rattlesnake season in Central California. Here's where you're likely to see one
Rattlesnake bites increase during mating season in California.
Rattlesnakes are more active in the evenings and at night as temperatures rise.