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8.06.2007

Fiber Stronger Than Steel from Transgenic Goats

A phrase from the future: Recombinant dragline spider silk from transgenic goats
[I couldn't make that line up if I tried]

...The company, Nexia Biotechnologies, is focused on fiber development and nano-scale fiber applications for spider silk.

After injecting spider genes into a goat, a silk-like material, dubbed BioSteelĀ®, is extracted from the goat's milk. Because of its compatibility with the human body, BioSteel appears to have some remarkable real-life applications (artificial limbs, tendons and ligaments). It is stronger than steel with a breaking strength of 300,000 pounds per square inch.

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