Researchers report on a new model for spider silk assembly. The key to spider silk 'spinning' is a combination of acidification and a process known as liquid-liquid phase separation, or LLPS. Of all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Move over, mycelium. The new year is kicking off with a new next-gen material in mind: the queen of fibers. Silk is one of the ...

Michael Landreh receives funding from the Swedish Research Council (VR), the Swedish Cancer Research Foundation (Cancerfonden), the Knut and Alice Wallenberg-Foundation (KAW), The Olle Engkvist ...

Spiders have silk-producing glands in their bodies, specifically in their abdomen. In these glands, they have the chemical components already put together to produce silk, but it’s in a liquid form.