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Published online 16 December 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021209-14
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Silkworm spins skin
Silk industry could profit from biotech invention.
A silkworm that spins a protein from human skin has been created in Japan. The technology could introduce biotechnology to silk-manufacturing countries.
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