Snake Bite Science: Advances in Antivenom

Millions of people are bit by venomous snakes every year, causing severe harm and fatalities through the diverse and complex toxicities of snake venom. Snakebite envenoming is primarily treated using antivenoms produced from animal-derived antibodies. While antivenoms are effective, they…

C. elegans: The Tiny Worm That Transformed Science and Won Nobel Prizes

When it comes to groundbreaking scientific discoveries, we often think in terms of complex organisms. Species like humans or mice are key players in biomedical research and molecular biology. However, in the world of biology, a tiny, transparent roundworm called…

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024: Breakthroughs in Protein Science

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker for computational protein design and Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for protein structure prediction. These researchers utilized computational biochemistry to further our understanding of proteins, the essential molecules…