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Off Topic => Engineering => Topic started by: Nemesis on January 17, 2012, 01:09:09 pm
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Link to full article (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120106113037.htm)
Research was published this week showing that silk produced by transgenically engineered silkworms in the laboratory of Malcolm Fraser Jr., professor of biological sciences at University of Notre Dame, exhibits the highly sought-after strength and elasticity of spider silk. This stronger silk could possibly be used to make sutures, artificial limbs and parachutes.
The return of the (non running) silk stocking.