For years, the CRISPR-Cas9 genome technology has been reshaping genetic engineering, a precision tool to transform everything ...

CRISPR-Cas9 is a powerful gene editing system that has revolutionized our ability to treat disease and probe the human genome ...

Scientists used CRISPR gene editing technology to make spiders produce glowing red silk. They did this in an effort to eventually have spiders create ...

Scientists have bred spiders that weave red draglines, proving that the animals’ silk can be genetically re-engineered.

Spider silk defies imagination ... alerting it to dinner or danger. Physics and biology dance together here, showing how evolution has solved complex engineering puzzles. Spiders didn’t always ...

Gene-edited spiders had never been seen before. Then University of Bayreuth researchers used CRISPR Cas-9 to give spiders red ...

Physicist Helen Czerski explores the complex science behind familiar phenomena. Read more columns here. Halloween is nearly here, and the familiar ghoulish imagery has been slinking into stores ...

Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. Not only does spider silk combine the useful properties of high tensile strength and extensibility, it can be beautiful in its own ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For spiders, spinning their silky webs is a matter of survival ...