Each year, snake bites kill upwards of 100,000 people and permanently disable hundreds of thousands more, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. Promising new science, enabled by state-of-the-art technology, could help quell the threat.

A groundbreaking study led by Nobel Laureate David Baker and Timothy Patrick Jenkins introduces innovative, computationally designed proteins that can neutralize lethal snake venom toxins, offering potential for safer,

AI antivenom achieved an astounding 100 percent success rate in neutralizing lethal cobra venom. David Baker, the 2024 Nobel Laureate in chemistry, led the study and development of this AI-designed antitoxin.