Silkworm spins skin

Silk industry could profit from biotech invention.

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Tomita, M. et al. Transgenic silkworms produce recombinant human type III procollagen in cocoons. Nature Biotechnology, published online, doi.10.1038/nbt771 (2002).

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Helen Pearson
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Pearson, H. Silkworm spins skin. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news021209-14