Knowing about the spider silk company

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Knowing about the Spider Silk Company

It has been a topic of many discussions in the current times regarding the effective materials found in nature or otherwise man-made that can serve as the right kind of substitutes for many a utilities in our lives. The most widely contested of these is the concept of spider silk which has really proven to be a boon to the humankind. This special kind of silk found in nature has immense benefits, both characteristic and otherwise. The most interesting of its features is that the naturally found silk is stronger than steel itself and tougher than both steel and Kevlar, the material used to make military grade body equipment. Although it has been highly contested among many experts regarding this being true regarding the silk, but with recent advancements and times, it has been clearly observed that it indeed shows all these characteristics stated earlier. This material is a result of extensive research and experiments to produce a high-yielding material that can truly surpass the limits of commonly found materials in nature. It is no surprise that Mother Nature has always amazed us in so many ways. Hence if we have been able to extract such a material from it is no surprise either. But a material such as silk being so sturdy is quiet shocking in itself. You generally do not expect such toughness from a material as delicate-looking as this. But the very way in which it is found in nature and then genetically engineered is absolutely breathtaking. It is essentially extracted from the webs spun by spiders. Spiders are known to spin as many as 7 different kinds of webs for many different purposes. This silk extracted is then extrapolated and synthesized further using silkworms, one of the best silk synthesizing organisms known to us in nature. They are highly effective and produce a high quality silk substrate. Then its genetic sequence is altered a bit using genetic engineering and then we obtain the much-indiscussion final product. Any spider silk company uses this very concept to produce silk on a large scale that is later on used to produce some really amazing and much needed military grade body armor for defense purposes. It has been highly used to manufacture body armor that can withstand almost any body piercing rounds used in guns. Using this unique property of this product has made such an impact on other subsidiary companies that benefit from spider silk company, directly or otherwise. Tags: • company, • silk,


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