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How Indian Antivenom Is Made: Snake Venom, Horse Plasma, and the Serum That Saves Lives

The Milking RoomAt the Irula Snake Catchers' Industrial Co-operative Society near Chennai, trained handlers grip a Russell's viper just behind the jaw and press its fangs against the edge of a latex-covered glass. The snake bites down. Pale yellow venom beads at the fang tips and drips into the collection…

Times Life · Sep 22

India's Common Krait Bites at Night and Its Venom Is So Painless Victims Sleep Through the Snakebite

The Snake That Kills Without Waking YouBungarus caeruleus, the Common Krait, accounts for a significant share of India's roughly 46,000 annual snakebite deaths, according to a 2020 study published in eLife that analysed mortality data across Indian states. It is not the largest venomous snake in the country, nor the…

Times Life · Sep 21

Russell's Viper Kills More Indians Than the Cobra Does, What You Need to Know About India's Deadliest Snake

The Snake India Fears and the Snake India Dies From Are Not the SameAsk most Indians which snake to fear and you will hear: cobra. The spectacled cobra (Naja naja) is woven into temple iconography, folklore, and every snake-charmer image ever put on a postcard. It is genuinely dangerous. It…

Times Life · Aug 6

What we know about the 43 monkeys that escaped a research facility South Carolina

In 2007, scientists unraveled the DNA of the rhesus macaque

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024

'No scientific evidence' that ancient human relative buried dead and carved art as portrayed in Netflix documentary, researchers argue

A new commentary blasts claims about Homo naledi featured in Netflix's "Unknown: Cave of Bones."

LiveScience · Nov 17, 2023

Always modified my Twitter use in accordance with eLife board’s feedback, says sacked editor Michael Eisen

Michael Eisen fired as eLife Editor-in-Chief for quote tweeting The Onion's satirical article criticizing Palestinians. Eisen clarified himself, but eLife cited his approach to leadership, communication & social media as reason for firing. Eisen disagreed & cited eLife's reaction to social media as danger.

The Hindu · Nov 4, 2023

As Gaza crumbles, those speaking up for innocent Palestinians are being silenced and sacked

Simply opposing violence against civilians is to risk career and reputation. Where are the defenders of ‘free speech’ now, asks Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2023

Prominent US figures face backlash and firings for pro-Palestinian statements

From magazine editors to Hollywood agents, supporters of Palestinians experiencing widespread rebuke

The Guardian - US · Oct 29, 2023

‘eLife grieves the tragic losses of civilian lives, both Israeli and Palestinian’

An eLife spokesperson on behalf of the Board of Directors told The Hindu in an email that the “particular content of Eisen’s tweets is not the reason behind the decision to replace him”.

The Hindu · Oct 28, 2023

Scientific Journal Dismisses Editor-in-Chief for Endorsing Onion Item on Gaza and Israel

https://twitter.com/mbeisen/status/1712947590294306976 Science reports: Michael Eisen, editor-in-chief of the prominent open-access journal eLife and longtime critic of traditional journals, says he is losing that job for publicly endorsing a satirical article that criticized people dying in Gaza for not condemning the recent attacks on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas. "I…

Reason · Oct 26, 2023