wow, amazing. these genetically modified goats produce spider’s silk (via milk). they’re guarded in a us airforce concrete bunker. this quote is particularly funny:
Nexia is tackling a materials-science conundrum that has stumped even DuPont for 20 years: how to synthesize spider silk. Milking the spiders themselves is out of the question—they’re cannibals. “Put a bunch of them together and soon you end up with one big, fat, happy spider. It’s like trying to farm tigers,” says Turner.
ok, who wants to milk the spiders this morning?