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Chinese scientists developed a method to produce spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, offering a strong, sustainable alternative to synthetic fibers with applications in various industries

scitechdaily.com 6x Tougher Than Kevlar: Spider Silk Is Spun by Genetically Modified Silkworms for the First Time

Scientists in China have developed a method to produce spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, offering a strong, sustainable alternative to synthetic fibers with applications in various industries. Researchers have synthesized spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, producing f

6x Tougher Than Kevlar: Spider Silk Is Spun by Genetically Modified Silkworms for the First Time
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  • We (humanity) have been working on this for a few decades, but it is still not cheap enough to produce any usable goods for the proletariet, maybe some industrial use cases might show up soon.

    • Yeah, but imagine if China was first to make real-life Spider-Man a thing

      • imagining cops shooting a few thousand dollars worth of disposable expensive material to catch a purse snatching thief. That sounds like a terrible mis-allocation of resources.

        It would be fun to swing through the city like that though. If Chinese biotech Billionaires want to risk their lives for such a trivial reason it's not a problem.