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TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 9, Pages 374-379Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(00)01481-5
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Spiders make their webs and perform a wide range of tasks with up to seven different types of silk fiber, These different fibers allow a comparison of structure with function, because each silk has distinct mechanical properties and is composed of peptide modules that confer those properties. By using genetic engineering to mix the modules in specific proportions, proteins with defined strength and elasticity can be designed, which have many potential medical and engineering uses.
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