Spider silk can fortify the potency of cancer-fighting protein - Interesting Engineering

A team of scientists from the Karolinska Institutet has discovered a novel use for spider silk: stabilizing and enhancing p53, a cancer-killing protein.

Strong and flexible, spider silk is one of the most astounding materials in the natural world. Because of its extraordinary characteristics, it has found its way into medical research ranging from g… [+2945 chars]

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