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Why are scientists interested in spider silk ?

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They want to know if they can make string out of the silk
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Answer: Scientists have, for the first time, created a biosynthetic spider silk that behaves like the real thing and may soon make it even stronger. Spider silk is probably one of the strongest and toughest materials in the natural world, as strong as some steel alloys with a toughness even greater than bulletproof Kevlar. The ASU chemists are studying the molecular structure of spider silk in an effort to produce these materials. They also want to mimic spiders' eco-friendly methods in the process

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