GENET-news articles on GE silk
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2010-05-31 | permalink
GE goats produce silk in their milk: study
With his research team, molecular biology professor Randy Lewis has successfully implanted a herd of goats with the silk-making gene proteins from a golden orb spider. [...] Lewis first began exploring the possibility of harvesting spider silk from goat’s milk in talks with now-defunct Quebec company Nexia Biotechnologies.
2010-02-04 | permalink
Australian researchers created artificial honey bee silk in GE bacteria
Australian researchers for the first time created artificially produced honey bee silk using genetically modified bacteria. Australian entomologist Tara D. Sutherland [...] says, ”The silks would be good for tough, lightweight textiles, and high-strength applications like advanced aviation and marine composites”.
2007-05-15 | permalink
Silkworms spin a rainbow - for now in yellow
Why take all the trouble to dye silk when silkworms can be genetically modified to spin any colour of the rainbow? [...] For starters, the researchers have produced silkworms that make yellow silk. But they say that in the future, the worms could be manipulated to produce flesh-coloured or reddish silk.
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Overview
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- GE goats produce silk in their milk: study
- Australian researchers created artificial honey bee silk in GE bacteria
- Silkworms spin a rainbow - for now in yellow
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