One day spider silk might be found in everything from air bags, fishing line and non-tear sports jerseys to ophthalmic sutures and artificial tendons. The quest to harvest spider silk is one of ...

In a remarkable fusion of nature and science, China has ushered in a new era of textile technology with genetically modified ...

In this case, we’re talking about genetically modified yeast that produces spider silk. If that sounds like a lead-in to some Spiderman jokes and sci-fi references, you are correct on both accounts.

Nan Songer, a spider expert living in California ... Using this “silking” technique, Songer was able to harvest reams of silk that she wrapped around frames for transport. The US government quickly ...

While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making useful drag line fibers has proved a daunting challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Japan and Hong Kong are closer ...

Since it is very difficult to harvest silk from spiders, there is a strong push to produce it artificially. While Numata’s team at RIKEN was exploring how to make artificial spider silk ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a world leader in spider silk biotechnology, today announced a ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a world leader in spider silk-based super materials, is pleased to ...

Kraig Labs successfully engineered the largest known spider silk gene insert into silkworm—nearly doubling the previous record, the company said. "This milestone significantly expands the ...