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Scientists have achieved another important milestone in the international quest to artificially produce insect silk. CSIRO scientist Dr Tara Sutherland and her team have achieved another important ...

Spider silk is a miracle material that could create super-strong fabrics — but it’s also extremely hard to make. Scientists have created a machine that can spin something almost as good, which means ...

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New research demonstrates procedures to harvest and process synthetic spider silk from bacteria. The procedure revolutionizes the spider silk purification process by standardizing a key step known as ...