Genetically Engineered Silkworms Produce Spider Silk

From Fast Company:

Oftentimes, nature is better at building stuff than we are. Spider silk is an example. The tiny threads spun by our eight-legged friends has a tensile strength comparable to high-grade steel. If humans could harness the spider and turn it into a manufacturing agent, the industrial and commercial potentials could be immense. One problem, though: Spidey hasn't been cooperating. Spiders just don't spin the stuff in great quantities, and there is no commercially viable way of mass-producing spider silk.

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