Mad science at its finest!
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Japanese scientists have genetically engineered silk worms with coral or jellyfish genes to produce silk that glows in UV light - in three different colours:
http://io9.com/transgenic-silkworks-spin-glowing-fluorescent-silk-541389233
So long as you don't end up with silkworms that sting you I suppose it's OK...
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Japanese scientists have genetically engineered silk worms with coral or jellyfish genes to produce silk that glows in UV light - in three different colours:
http://io9.com/transgenic-silkworks-spin-glowing-fluorescent-silk-541389233
So long as you don't end up with silkworms that sting you I suppose it's OK...
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Date: 2013-07-13 04:14 pm (UTC)...or jellyfish that spin webs.
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Date: 2013-07-13 09:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-07-16 12:04 pm (UTC)Sometimes I think that civilisation is going to end not because of a supervolcano, or dinosaur killer asteroid or return of the ice age, but because the fashion industry's thirst for pointless tat will eventually overwhelm us! :-)
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Date: 2013-07-17 05:54 pm (UTC)