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

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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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[-] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

I mean, they do get boiled. Maybe it's a tasty soup!

[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 months ago

It's a thing. https://fedfedfed.com/sliced/why-dont-all-silk-road-nations-eat-silkworm-waste

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