Using CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology, researchers modified the DNA of silkworms so that their silk-producing glands would instead create spider silk.
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Is it spider silk though? Can’t have gene edited spider silk without gene edited spiders. This is gene edited silkworm silk. Or am I missing something about silk?
Is it spider silk though? Can’t have gene edited spider silk without gene edited spiders. This is gene edited silkworm silk. Or am I missing something about silk?
Yes, it’s spider silk. These silkworms are transgenic. Their silk-producing genes have been replaced by spider silk-producing genes.