human
It is, he explained, carefully,
gpt
I suspected as much. There was great elation in his manner.
human
You see, I had heard all about your wonderful work.
gpt
Yes! Nagoya waved his hand around at the wonderfully equipped room, only one detail in the many arrangements for medical research made possible by the generosity of Castleton.
human
Yes, he repeated, proud of his laboratory, as he well might be,
gpt
Are they distributed widely?
human
All over the world. We are practically the only source of supply.
gpt
How do you obtain the serum in quantity?
human
From horses treated with increasing doses of the snake venom.
gpt
Can you tell me just how the antivenin counteracts the effects of the venom?
human
Surely, he replied.
gpt
It neutralizes one of the two elements in the venom, the nervous poison, thus enabling the individual to devote all his vitality to overcoming the irritant poison. It is the nervous poison that is the chief death-dealing agent, producing paralysis of the heart and respiration. We advise all travelers to carry the protective serum if they are likely to be exposed to snake bites.
human
This antivenin was your product, doctor?
gpt
Probably so,
human
Then the purchasers can be identified,
gpt
We have no record of ordinary purchasers,