A silk hybrid material attacks bacteria when illuminated by a green light, thanks to a far-red fluorescent protein researchers transferred to its genetic makeup.

house spider and red silk. a) CRISPR gene editing components were b) injected into spiders, which edited genes in their oocytes to c) result in modified baby spiders.

Their offspring produced red fluorescent silk, showing that CRISPR-Cas9 can be used to alter silk proteins without affecting production. The results are good news for materials science research.

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have recently successfully bred the world’s first CRISPR-Cas9-modified spider to produce red fluorescent silk. For this work, they used a species of ...

Researchers have, for the first time ever, used CRISPR gene editing on spiders. While the genetically-modified critters lack the ability to give you spidey senses, they do spin glowing silk. In a ...

For the first time, researchers have created a gene-edited spider that spins red fluorescent silk. Led by a team at the University of Bayreuth, the project tackled a long-standing challenge in ...

A rare textile made from the silk of more than a million wild spiders goes on display today at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. To produce this unique golden cloth, 70 ...

Their offspring produced red fluorescent silk, showing that CRISPR-Cas9 can be used to alter silk proteins without affecting production. The results are good news for materials science research.