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Vegan spider silk

2021-06-14T06:58:00

Xampla - veganistische spinnenzijde

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a sustainable and plant-based alternative material for disposable plastics. They imitated the structure of spider silk with proteins from soya, according to Nature Communications.

 

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