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Chinese Scientists have introduced an innovative, green alternative to nylon and Kevlar

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[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 year ago

Yes, it’s spider silk. These silkworms are transgenic. Their silk-producing genes have been replaced by spider silk-producing genes.

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