Stabilising the Integrity of Snake Venom mRNA Stored under Tropical Field Conditions Expands Research Horizons.

• Main Authors: Gareth Whiteley (Author), Rhiannon A E Logan (Author), Kam-Yin D Leung (Author), Fiona J Newberry (Author), Paul D Rowley (Author), John P Dunbar (Author), Simon C Wagstaff (Author), Nicholas R Casewell (Author), Robert A Harrison (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Snake venoms contain many proteinaceous toxins that can cause severe pathology and mortality in snakebite victims. Interestingly, mRNA encoding such toxins can be recovered directly from venom, although yields are low and quality is unknown. It also remains unclear whe...