Characterization of Egg Case Silk and Spider Silk Gene Transcription in Black Widow Spiders
Spiders are able to spin a variety of silk types for various purposes, each with their own unique properties. The mechanical properties of spider silk out-perform the mechanical properties of many man-made materials we use today, including tensile steel, KevlarTM, and nylon. To further understand t...
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Scholarly Commons
2017
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Online Access: | https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2963 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3962&context=uop_etds |