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How Spiders Spin Nature's Toughest Material
Original: Spiders Spin 'Silk Dope' into Nature's Toughest Material
Spiders produce silk by storing a protein solution called silk dope in specialized glands, then forcing it through spinning ducts that transform it into one of the strongest, toughest materials known in nature. A new exploration of this process examines how the liquid proteins assemble into fibers stronger than steel by weight, a question scientists have pursued for decades with applications in materials science in mind.
Why now: A newly published explainer on spider silk chemistry is drawing interest from readers fascinated by natural materials science.
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