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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  •  Zagaroth   ( @Zagaroth@beehaw.org ) English
    16•1 year ago

    facepalm

    Well, we have a horror movie intro right in the article.

    Mi first realized that the experiment had been successful when he saw the silkworm’s eyes turning red under the microscope.