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Spider silk is spun by silkworms for the first time, offering a green alternative to synthetic fibers (www.eurekalert.org)
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Ah, Crispr-Cas9 is convenient.

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[–] g6d3np81@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Next, find a way to make them leave cocoon intact for better yield, then breed the moth so they don't have to modify the next generation.

I also find this quite funny.

but when he saw the silkworms’ eyes glowing red under the fluorescence microscope—a sign that the gene editing had been successful

[–] gullible@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Eternally juvenile silkworms, the seedless grape of the fabric industry.