Biology
The Hidden Ingredient Making Webs Stronge
Every day, millions of spiders hang their survival on a single thread—literally. What’s astonishing is that this thread is stronger, stretchier, and tougher than many human-made materials. But here’s the surprise: scientists just discovered that a newly evolved tiny peptide—only a few dozen amino acids long—secretly boosts the power of spider silk. And it evolved […]
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