spider silk
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounA protein fiber spun by spiders, known for its high tensile strength and elasticity.
Spider silk is known for its incredible strength and elasticity.
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遺伝子の研究者だけど質問ある？ | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
- Well, I'm not sure we're gonna see Spider-Man anytime soon, but there is a lot of interest from biotech companies and academic labs to understand spider silk, which is five times stronger than steel.
Well, I'm not sure we're gonna see Spider-Man anytime soon, but there is a lot of interest from biotech companies and academic labs to understand spider silk, which is five times stronger than steel.
- Spider silk is very biocompatible, very good for wound healing, especially for wounds of the eye and the brain.
Spider silk is very biocompatible, very good for wound healing, especially for wounds of the eye and the brain.
What Hummingbirds Can Teach Us About Flying
- Things like slug slime and spider silk have been mimicked in many scientific studies;
Things like slug slime and spider silk have been mimicked in many scientific studies;
- So things like slug slime and spider silk have been mimicked in many scientific studies;
So things like slug slime and spider silk have been mimicked in many scientific studies;
What Is a Genetically Modified Food? - Instant Egghead #45
- even goats that produce spider silk proteins.
even goats that produce spider silk proteins.
- and even goats that produce spider silk proteins.
and even goats that produce spider silk proteins.
Do You Know ANIMALS? The Ultimate Quiz!
- The tensile strength of spider silk is slightly stronger than which of the following?
The tensile strength of spider silk is slightly stronger than which of the following?
- The tensile strength of spider silk is slightly stronger than which of the following?
The tensile strength of spider silk is slightly stronger than which of the following?
What Actual Aliens Might Look Like
- They gain lift with wispy electrostatic threads thinner than spider silk, pulling on the charge differences between the top and bottom of the cloud oceans.
They gain lift with wispy electrostatic threads thinner than spider silk, pulling on the charge differences between the top and bottom of the cloud oceans.
- They gain lift with wispy electrostatic threads thinner than spider silk, pulling on the charge differences between the top and bottom of the cloud oceans.
They gain lift with wispy electrostatic threads thinner than spider silk, pulling on the charge differences between the top and bottom of the cloud oceans.
Spider-Man's Web Is Shockingly Realistic
- Now, he could have made it out of anything, like fishing line or even steel, and yet he chooses to replicate spider silk.
Now, he could have made it out of anything, like fishing line or even steel, and yet he chooses to replicate spider silk.
- Spider silk.
Spider silk.
Why Do We Get Eye Boogers?
- This is a water-based tear solution only about as thick as a single strand of spider silk, which serves many functions, including keeping our eyes hydrated and protects against infection.
This is a water-based tear solution only about as thick as a single strand of spider silk, which serves many functions, including keeping our eyes hydrated and protects against infection.
- This is a water-based tear solution only about as thick as a single strand of spider silk,
This is a water-based tear solution only about as thick as a single strand of spider silk,
20 MILLION Year-Old Spider!! Unweaving Spider Silk
- And you should be excited about that, because spider silk is awesome.
And you should be excited about that, because spider silk is awesome.
- A thread of spider silk is nearly invisible, which is why you've probably walked through it with your face.
A thread of spider silk is nearly invisible, which is why you've probably walked through it with your face.