Silk tougher than Kevlar thanks to genetically modified silkworms

cosmosmagazine.com Silk tougher than Kevlar thanks to genetically modified silkworms

Researchers in China have successfully genetically modified silkworms to produce spider silk. The silk fibres produced were 6 times tougher than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests.

Silk tougher than Kevlar thanks to genetically modified silkworms::Researchers in China have successfully genetically modified silkworms to produce spider silk. The silk fibres produced were 6 times tougher than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests.

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I'm glad that we have unlimited Kevlar instead of unlimited food lmao
- Just eat the kevlar silkworms
  
  I mean, they do get boiled. Maybe it's a tasty soup!
  
  It's a thing. https://fedfedfed.com/sliced/why-dont-all-silk-road-nations-eat-silkworm-waste
- Chinese got the food and people logistics sorted, too.
  
  Speed trains go bzzzz

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