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Companies Genetically Engineer Spider Silk
gthuang88 writes: Spider silk is touted for its strength and potential to be used in body armor, sports gear, and even artificial tendons and implants. Now several companies including EntoGenetics, Kraig Labs, and Araknitek have developed genetic approaches to producing commercial quantities of the stuff. One method is to implant spider genes into silkworms, which then act as spider-silk factories. Another is to place the gene that encodes spider web production into the DNA of goats; these "spidergoats" then produce milk containing spider-silk proteins that can be extracted. There's still a long way to go, however, and big companies like DuPont and BASF have tried and failed to commercialize similar materials.
Then wait until the boys hit puberty.
Of course it would lose all value due to the overabundance so the investment will never pay off.
Cool, Giant eight legged spider goats, head butting little kids into the ravine.
“He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
I bet if one of these bite you, you'll end up with the fussy diet of a goat, and the brains of a spider.
Basically, indistinguishable from your average American.
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