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The most interesting part of the article for me was: "Nobody has discovered an efficient way to harvest spider silk, although not for lack of trying. " I woul
by superplussed 11y ago
The most interesting part of the article for me was:
"Nobody has discovered an efficient way to harvest spider silk, although not for lack of trying. "
I would love to know more about these attempts. Searching google brings up doesn't help much as the keywords "mine" and "web" can have a wholly different connotation.
- 2muchcoffeeman 11y agoStory of how they weaved the only spider silk rug in the world. Spider Wranglers Weave One-Of-A-Kind Tapestry http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113223398 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1132233...
- bitwize 11y agoThe efficient way is to genetically-engineer goats to produce the silk from their teats.