Your Mutant Future Is Now

Just in case spidergoats prove difficult to industrialize,  we can now have mutant silkworms spinning glow-in-the-dark kevlar-strength fibers for our arachnoweave body armor.

Snippets of spider genes let mutant silkworms spin silk stronger than steel. Scientists have coaxed miles of spider-like silk from a colony of transgenic silkworms, opening the door for large-scale production of super-strong, tough and flexible fibers.

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