Tissue engineer Hanna Wendt has released a study about using spider silk to create artificial skin. The study found that “spider silks display excellent mechanical features that even rival man-made, high-tech fibers,” but didn’t mention anything about patients gaining the ability to climb walls or sense impending danger. From the article: “Despite being impressed by how human cells responded to spider silk, Wendt thinks the use of synthetic fibers must be considered, especially since harvesting large amounts of spider silk is not practical.”
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Artificial Skin Made From Spider Silk