On the brink of a cure for world's deadliest snakebites

For over a century, the world's only treatment for snakebite has relied on horse blood.

Now, researchers say a new generation of laboratory-made antivenoms could revolutionise treatment and help tackle one of the world's most overlooked health crises.

Sky News visits pioneering teams in Liverpool and Copenhagen developing these treatments, and hears why they believe these breakthroughs could save thousands of lives if they can be produced at scale.

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