- Spider silk was synthesized from genetically modified silkworms - six times tougher than Kevlar in bulletproof vests. 1st study to successfully produce full-length spider silk proteins using silkworms. The technique could help eco-friendly manufacturing as alternative to synthetic commercial fibers. https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(23)00421-6 22 comments science
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- Silk tougher than Kevlar thanks to genetically modified silkworms https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/biology/silk-tougher-than-kevlar/ 217 comments
- Adding spider DNA to silkworms creates silk stronger than Kevlar https://www.freethink.com/hard-tech/spider-dna-silkworms-kevlar 130 comments
- Bionic silkworms with spider genes spin fibers 6x tougher than Kevlar https://newatlas.com/materials/silkworms-spider-genes-spin-fibers/ 3 comments
- Chinese researchers create mutant worms that make spider silk | Science | EL PAÍS English https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-09-21/chinese-researchers-create-mutant-worms-that-make-spider-silk.html 0 comments
- Spider silk is spun by silkworms for the firs | EurekAlert! https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1001587 0 comments
- Transgenic Silkworms Spin Spider Silk 6x Tougher Than Kevlar https://singularityhub.com/2023/09/26/transgenic-silkworms-spin-spider-silk-6x-tougher-than-kevlar/ 0 comments