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The Sweet Spot: Sugar-Based Sensors to Revolutionise Snake Venom Detection

Posted Today Researchers at The University of Warwick have published the first example of a synthetic sugar detection test for snake venom, offering a new route to rapid diagnosis and better antivenoms. Snake – illustrative photo. Image credit: Pixabay (Free Pixabay license) Every five minutes, 50 people are bitten by a snake worldwide; four will be permanently disabled and […]

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The sweet spot: sugar-based sensors to revolutionize snake venom detection

Glycopolymer-functionalized gold nanoparticles for the detection of Western Diamondback Rattlesnake venom Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversity of Warwick FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail image: Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, Crotalus atrox, Location: Germany, Ulm, Zoological Garden view more Credit: Holger Krisp Every five minutes, 50 people are bitten by a snake worldwide; four will be permanently disabled and one will die. In the time-critical situation following a

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