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Green method developed for making artificial spider silk
16/07/2017
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A team of architects and chemists from the University of Cambridge has designed super-stretchy and strong fibres which are almost entirely composed of water, and could be used to make textiles, sensors and other materials. The fibres, which resemble ...
Silk Stabilizes Blood Samples for Months at High Temperatures
14/06/2016
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The researchers at Tufts University has developed a innovative way to store and stabilize blood samples for longer durations by using using a silk protein to stabilize blood samples without the need for cooling. The team describes, how the silk pr...
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Gene Editing Tool CRISPR Is Making Scientists Face The Hard Questions
10/03/2016
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The CRISPR-Cas9 tool makes genetic engineering cheap and easy, making it a powerful tool that has the potential to be abused. Video provided by NewsyT...