Bellin and two other graduates of the biotechnology master’s program, Joel Andrade MS ’21 and Hannah Hirou MS ’23, are ...

The antitoxin antibodies found in the blood of a Wisconsin man—who voluntarily let snakes bite him for alm0st 20 years—is helping scientists create better antivenom drugs for snakebites.

NEW YORK (AP) - Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times - often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites. Friede has ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times -- often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites.

Specifically, the blood of Tim Friede, a Wisconsin man who has voluntarily injected himself with snake venom and let snakes bite him for the last two decades.

Tim Friede, pictured here with a water cobra, exposed himself to snake venom over decades. Scientists say they have now made a broadly effective antivenom with the help of his antibodies ...

In this photo provided by Centivax, Tim Friede, center, stands in a lab in South San Francisco, Calif., in 2023, that is using his blood to prepare an antivenom to the bites of various snakes.

NEW YORK — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for snake bites.

In this photo provided by Centivax, Tim Friede, center, stands in a lab in South San Francisco, Calif., in 2023, that is using his blood to prepare an antivenom to the bites of various snakes ...