OK even Spider-man would be jealous!

Spider-man can use his web to almost fly and use that sticky stuff to capture criminals. But Kevlar made from spider silk may help the Police and Military. Spider silk could be 10x as strong as Kevlar, which could give our men and women the advantage. Most of you have probably heard my favorite joke but since it relates here it is. Did you hear about the two silkworms who were going to have a race, never mind it ended in a TIE…

Main story is that engineers in a lab at the University of Wyoming have genetically engineered silkworms to produce a hybrid material with that of a spider. Genetically engineered silkworms with spider genes spin super-strong silk, Discover Magazine online. This is really exciting, think of the possibilities ie: better body amour for our military and police – its 10 times tougher than Kevlar. Science is amazing!

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