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Stronger Than Steel
Bridget Heos
其他書名
Spider Silk DNA and the Quest for Better Bulletproof Vests, Sutures, and Parachute Rope
出版Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013
主題Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Insects, Spiders, etcJuvenile Nonfiction / Animals / MammalsJuvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & TechnologyJuvenile Nonfiction / Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & InjuriesJuvenile Nonfiction / History / GeneralJuvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Flowers & PlantsJuvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / GeneralJuvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / BiologyJuvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Inventions
ISBN97805476812690547681267
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=WWhzb75uhacC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In Stronger Than Steel, readers enter Randy Lewis' lab where they come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders, and transgenic alfalfa, silkworm silk, and goats, whose milk contains the proteins to spin spider silk--and to weave a nearly indestructible fiber. Learn how this amazing material might someday be used to repair or replace human ligaments and bones, improve body armor, strengthen parachute rope, and even tether an airplane to an aircraft carrier Readers explore rapid advancements in the application of genetic medicine and their potential to save and improve lives while considering the crucial ethical concerns of genetic research. A timely addition to the acclaimed Scientists in the Field series.