Pamela Anderson was our style muse as she attended the 45th annual Muse Awards in New York City on Wednesday night dressed in ...

TSURUOKA, Yamagata Prefecture--A biotechnology startup based here is drawing major attention from investors for its development of spider silk for use as a synthetic fiber. Spider silk, utilized ...

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While spider silk proteins are something you can make in your garage, making useful drag line fibers has proved a daunting challenge. Now, a team of scientists from Japan and Hong Kong are closer ...

Monday announced a “groundbreaking scientific achievement” in the development of high-performance biomaterials.

The project was led by Dr. Xiaoli Zhang, the Company’s research manager, whose team continues to push the boundaries of genetic engineering for spider silk production.