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This tiny molecular trick makes spider silk almost unbreakable (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] VivianRixia@piefed.social 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"The way silk proteins undergo phase separation and then form β-sheet-rich structures mirrors mechanisms we see in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's,"

That's a wild thing to drop and then not elaborate on.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So… the human brain can act like a spider’s spinneret… we just need a way to extrude the human silk instead of letting it gum up our brains.

[–] VivianRixia@piefed.social 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The cure for Alzheimer's is harvesting brain silk out our nose is what I'm hearing.

[–] chahk@beehaw.org 2 points 2 months ago

The real Spiderman will shoot webs by sneezing.