Saturday, October 15, 2011

Genetically-engineered spider silk could be used in gene therapy

5:42 AM | Posted by ProJ | | Edit Post

Scientists are experimenting with using genetically engineered spider silk proteins in the...



spider silk is a pretty amazing thing. Pound for pound, which has a tensile strength similar to steel, while a fifth denser, it's harder than Kevlar, and may extend to almost an hour and a half times its length without breaking . As if this were not enough, it now appears that a genetically engineered version of the substance could be used to deliver genes into human cells ... Continue reading the genetically engineered spider silk could be used in gene therapy


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Human Research
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  • gene therapy, insects, Tufts University, Virus


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