When silkworms were infected with the virus ... As the researchers report in Genes & Development (13, 511–515, 1999), the silk glands (see inset) and fiber from the worms containing the fusion ...

the silk gland, and protein metabolism to better understand the material. Based on genomic studies of the domesticated silkworm, they have adopted transgenic technology for genetic manipulation ...

They make silk by hand in a tedious, 30-step process. Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly yellow cocoons. And turning those cocoons into silk is even more ...

as the silk industries in France and Italy had been hit by an epidemic of silkworm disease. At one point, Japan was the world's biggest exporter. On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Sheila ...

But why is it so expensive? Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The caterpillars eat constantly. They're fed mulberry leaves five times a day. After 45 days of munching ...

Spider silk is like something out ... to guard against humidity and sun exposure. Silkworms are a promising workaround ...

A sericulture revolution in East Africa, powered by Japan’s silkworm and silk expertise Selecting/breeding mulberry and silkworm species suited to Kenya, developing silk materials Kenya’s biological ...

The silkworm is the larva of the silk moth. They molt four times before secreting threads of silk to weave their cocoons. After the cocoons are dried, they are boiled to draw out one thread of ...