Known for its unmatched relative strength and flexibility, which could find uses in novel textiles, spider silk has long eluded efficient synthetic replication, in part because it has been ...

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If humans find a way to replicate the structure of spider silk, it could be manufactured for use in practical applications. "You could make a super bungee cord from it," said Schniepp.

In this case, we’re talking about genetically modified yeast that produces spider silk. If that sounds like ... [Justin Atkin] had some geneticist work under his belt when he started, so he ...