TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heos,Bridget
AU  - Comins,Andy
TI  - Stronger than steel: spider DNA and the quest for better bulletproof vests, sutures, and parachute rope 
T2  - Scientists in the field series
SN  - 9780547681269
AV  - QL458.42.T48 H46 2013
U1  - NF HEO 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Boston, Mass.
PB  - Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
KW  - Nephila maculata
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Spider webs
KW  - Therapeutic use
KW  - Scientists
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Insects, Spiders, etc
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Inventions
KW  - JUVENILE NONFICTION / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 78) and index
N2  - "In The Spider Silk Scientists, readers enter Randy Lewis' lab where they come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders and genetically engineered 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 ligaments and bones, improve body armor, strenghten parachute rope, and even tether an airplane to an aircraft carrier! Readers explore rapid advancements in the application of genetic medicine and their potential to save and improve lives while considering the crucial ethical concerns of genetic research. A timely addition to the acclaimed Scientists in the Field series.  "--
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