New tools are enabling companies to develop genetically engineered spider silk fibers that are as tough as steel, and as elastic as rubber.
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Hughes-Castleberry, K. Bioengineered spider silk without critters. Nat Biotechnol 41, 1665–1667 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-02064-4
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