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Giant spider provides inspiration for biotech start-up

17/07/2025
Giant spider provides inspiration for biotech start-up

A South China-dwelling spider that makes four metre webs and is capable of eating snakes is the inspiration behind a fibre that can provide skin-friendly properties.

Chinese synthetic biotechnology company Link Spider studies the DNA of insects and animals, and can replicate them into proteins that can be embedded into yarns.

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