Marvel fans, rejoice! Your dream of becoming the next friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is coming true. Scientists at Tufts ...

Scientists Document Lost Mountain Cities on Silk Road in Uzbekistan By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have ...

Which brings us to something everyone will appreciate: silk pyjamas. Whether or not you’re already planning what to wear for upcoming nights out (or in), then you’ll want to know about these ...

When an aqueous solution of the fibroin of Bombyxmori is acted upon by chymotrypsin, a precipitate is formed 1 through the specific action of the enzyme on the α-carboxyl groups of the tyrosine ...

Marco Lo Presti, who is the lead study author and an assistant professor at Tufts University was trying to create powerful adhesives using silk fibroin, the protein produced by silkworms (Bombyx ...

The silk used in textile production is made by spinners, which are mostly nocturnal moths with large, hairy bodies that are poor fliers. There are about 500 species of spinners, with the best-known ...

Silk was so valuable that it was a staple of ... Starting with a cocoon in a teacup, Bombyx mori is a moth that can no longer fly. A honey bee secretes wax from her abdomen and masticates it ...

The silkworm moth (Bombyx mori) is an insect that no longer flies due to domestication. The males use their antennae to detect pheromones emitted by females and respond very acutely, and have been ...