Developed at the UW Institute of Protein Design, deep learning models were used to design proteins “not found in nature” that can serve as an antidote.
SEATTLE — Researchers at the University of Washington have found a way to use artificial intelligence to develop a new kind of antivenom to venomous snakebites.
The World Health Organization estimates 5.4 million people worldwide are bit by snakes each year and about half of those involve “envenomation,” when venom is released from a bite. Between 81,410 and 137,880 people die each year because of a snakebite, according to the WHO data.
Antivenom made of antibodies is typically used to treat
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