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Spider Silk Genetically Engineered
An anonymous reader writes "Commercial silk comes not from spiders, but from the silk moth (spiders are hard to coral). But spider silk is stronger, so engineers, including in the Army, would like to use it for armor, tethers, and clothing. Scientists at Nexia Biotechnologies bioengineered some in 2002, but in a two-step process not ready for prime time. According to a LiveScience article, a separate team has now created self-spinning spider-web fiber. More work is still needed to produce anything useful, but the researchers say it might happen within a decade."
Ok, what the hell is up with Korean old people?! These posts have been in tons of threads, and I know not from whence they originate. FMI.
I like to place meaningful quotes in my sig, so people will know that I know what meaningful quotes are.
It comes from a Slashdot story from earier today called In Korea, Email Is Only For Old People .