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Mass spider silk production through targeted gene replacement in Bombyx mori

Spider silk is one of the best natural fibers and has superior mechanical properties. However, the large-scale harvesting of spider silk by rearing spiders is not feasible, due to their territorial and cannibalistic behaviors. The silkworm, Bombyx mori, has been the most well known silk producer for...

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Autores principales: Xu, Jun, Dong, Qinglin, Yu, Ye, Niu, Baolong, Ji, Dongfeng, Li, Muwang, Huang, Yongping, Chen, Xin, Tan, Anjiang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6126722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30082397
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1806805115