into a fibre with a multilevel structure on the nanolevel. As the silk dope travels along the long ducts within the spider, it undergoes significant structural changes due to pH gradients ...

Study led by Oxford University found that spider ... When a silk thread is plucked like a guitar string, the sound it makes carries information about prey, mates and the structure of a web to ...

"We believe that larger and more complex gene insert packages hold the potential to unlock superior material characteristics in our spider silk fibers," said Kim Thompson, CEO and Founder of Kraig ...