Spiders, with their intricate webs and special biological features, have always intrigued scientists. However, their complex ...

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In a study published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, researchers at the University of Bayreuth created the world’s first CRISPR-modified spiders, some of which produced red fluorescent silk ...

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The idea of keeping spiders as pets is terrifying to some people, but to others – they are a dream pet. Spiders are hardy, ...

The illegal tarantula trade is a little known corner of the black market in wildlife ... Raul Campos checks up on his pet red-kneed tarantula. These mild-tempered spiders have suffered losses ...

Scientists used CRISPR gene editing technology to make spiders produce glowing red silk. They did this in an effort to eventually have spiders create ...

Knock-ins: To the spiders, the researchers added biological information for a red protein to the MaSp2 gene to see if it would affect silk color. Both the knock-in and knock-out experiments were ...

Some of the most venomous snakes found in Texas are copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes. Venom from these snakes are ...

Some species in the genus Arkys are not triangular at all and instead resemble bird droppings as further camouflage. These ...

Following the genetic modification, the spiders produced red fluorescent silk. The findings of the study have been published in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Spider silk is one of the most ...