For the first time, scientists have successfully produced full-length spider silk fibers using genetically modified silkworms. With high strength and toughness, this silk has the potential to provide ...

IIT Bombay’s Jeevodaya project creates silk without killing silkworms, offering a cruelty-free, sustainable alternative ...

Loopworm owns and operates its primary production facility in Bangalore, with a current capacity of 6,000 tons annually.

Mussels and silkworms may soon be indirectly responsible for saving people's lives. Scientists have used proteins from both animals to develop an internal wound dressing that stops bleeding and ...

New Delhi: IIT Bombay's Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas has developed a silk production method that spares ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Spider silk—six times tougher than Kevlar and stronger than steel—has now been produced by an unexpected source. Spider silk is a biological protein fiber spun by spiders. Many of these fibers have ...

Did you know that silk fabric is made from ... well, worm spit? The way that silkworms wind their cocoons from fibers in their slimy saliva is now helping scientists more easily make new biomedical ...

INDIO HATUEY, Cuba, May 22 (Reuters) - Cuban biochemist Dayron Martin, dressed in a white lab coat and jeans, looks over a table swarming with silkworms with the admiration of a proud father. Hundreds ...

"Romance of Silk" (1955) explores the rich history and intricate process of silk production in Japan. It highlights the dedication of farmers who cultivate mulberry trees to feed silk worms, ...