Silk Spinning in Silkworms and Spiders

Spiders and silkworms spin silks that outcompete the toughness of all natural and manmade fibers. Herein, we compare and contrast the spinning of silk in silkworms and spiders, with the aim of identifying features that are important for fiber formation. Although spiders and silkworms are very distan...

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Main Authors: Marlene Andersson, Jan Johansson, Anna Rising
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/17/8/1290