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		staticassertion on Oct 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Artificial superstrong silkworm silk surpasses nat... Very interesting. Currently there are genetically modified silkworms that produce spider silk but it's not quite as good as the real thing. This method basically tries to "up" the silkwork silk to make it better. The metric they use is tensile strength. Curious to see applications.

anu7df on Oct 11, 2022 [–]

There are also genetically modified goats that produce spider silk in its milk. The protein that is, not long strands in the milk :)

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