Genetically Modified Silkworms can Spin Stronger Silk than Spiders
Scientists in America claimed to have genetically modified silkworms to spin the much stronger silk that spiders produce. Their work could lead to new material for medicine and engineering. Their eventual aim is to produce silk from worms that has the toughness of spider silk.
In weight-for-weight terms, spider silk is stronger than steel. The scientists have been trying to reproduce such silk for decades.
Scientists in America claimed to have genetically modified silkworms to spin the much stronger silk that spiders produce. Their work could lead to new material for medicine and engineering. Their eventual aim is to produce silk from worms that has the toughness of spider silk. In weight-for-weight terms, spider silk is stronger than steel. The scientists have been trying to reproduce such silk for decades.