Pound for pound, spider silk is stronger than steel
The ability of fictional superhero Spider-Man to swing off city skyscrapers using his sticky web could one day become a reality after US scientists developed a way to mass produce super strong spider silk.
Spider silk is stronger than steel in weight-for-weight terms, but researchers have failed to find a way to reproduce enough for commercial production -- until now.
A group of scientists from the University of Wyoming, led by Professor Don Jarvis, have genetically modified the silkworm to spin silk with spider protein, Sky News reported.
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