03-20-2013, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by AscotButch
I heard a story the other day on NPR in which they were discussing a book titled Frankencat, about some of the different genetic modifications that are being performed on animals. Specifically, the story was about how spider DNA has been introduced into goats so that when the goat's milk is purified, it contains a significant amount of silk that can be harvested and used in any number of applications. Because silk is super light but very strong, it's being looked at for use in things like bullet proof vests, etc.
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I had to google to get the right book.
http://www.npr.org/books/titles/1735...ave-new-beasts
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