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Stronger Than Steel: Spider Silk DNA and the Quest for Better Bulletproof Vests, Sutures, and Parachute Rope (Scientists in the Field Series)
Stronger Than Steel Spider Silk DNA and the Quest for Better Bulletproof Vests Sutures and Parachute Rope - Scientists in the Field Series
Author: Bridget Heos
In Stronger Than Steel, readers enter Randy Lewis' lab where they come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders, and transgenic alfalfa, silkworm silk, and goats, whose milk contains the proteins to spin spider silk--and to weave a nearly indestructible fiber. Learn how this amazing material might someday be used to repair or replace human li...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780544932470
ISBN-10: 0544932471
Publication Date: 6/27/2017
Pages: 80
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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