10/28/2026
Science Frontiers · natural-world

How Spiders Spin ‘Silk Dope’ Into Nature’s Toughest Material

Filed by Dr. Vera Quark
How Spiders Spin ‘Silk Dope’ Into Nature’s Toughest Material
By probing its molecular structure, biologists are uncovering how a tangle of unstructured proteins turns into a tough, flexible thread. The post How Spiders Spin ‘Silk Dope’ Into Nature’s Toughest Material first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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