Lewis and other scientists say that silk is so strong, it could be used in advances in artificial ligaments, surgical sutures, and hernia meshes. While other spider threads rely on one protein ...

which makes up the radial threads of the web. Using mass spectrometry, the team identified 18 proteins in the major silk fibers, including six not previously linked to spider silk. Although the team ...

“Spiders make very little silk and are quite territorial. So, the only way to do it is to make microbes that make the protein,” said David Breslauer, cofounder and chief technology officer at Bolt ...

When spiders spin their webs, they use their hind legs to pull silk threads from their spinnerets ... the stretching process aligns the protein chains within the fibers and increases the number ...

Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. Not only does spider silk combine the ... nozzle-like structures. A single silk thread comes out of each. Jan explains, 'Although it ...

Have you ever paused in awe at a glistening spider web stretched between branches after a morning rain? There’s something ...

Beloved by kings and queens both ancient and modern, the fabric that is synonymous with opulence has a fascinating history.

The fibroin promoter in particular is very strong. "Silkworms can produce 400 mg of silk protein per animal and may be used as an insect factory for the production of many useful proteins," says Mori.