Humans have historically failed to harvest this super-strong substance because spiders are so hard to domesticate. Could the silk be made without them?
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Researchers in China have successfully genetically modified silkworms to produce spider silk that is six times tougher than Kevlar, the material used in bulletproof vests.
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