Monday, November 9, 2009 3:26:18 AM
Yeah, they modified genes in goat so the milk would have the base for a silk. They would then need to strain and treat the milk to have a workable material.
The Material was going to be used as a substitute for kevlar (among other things)
Monday, October 12, 2009 5:00:02 PM
"Several groups have tried inserting spider genes into bacteria (or even cows and goats) to produce silk, but so far, the attempts have been only moderately successful." -------------------------------- Wait....what?