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  1. michael @[email protected] ·

    20-SEP-2023
    #SpiderSilk is spun by silkworms for the first time, offering a green alternative to synthetic fibers

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    wow. one of the things we were promised 20 years ago, and it's finally happened. The underlying issue is, of course, that #spiders are notoriously resistant to domestication - territorial, aggressive etc.
    #science #biomaterials #biomimetic

    #spidersilk #spiders #science #biomaterials #biomimetic