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What would large-scale production look like? Consumer clothing? Could we get $20 silk shirts eventually? I think most the reason plastic fibers are so prevalent is because their cheap. People would definitely flock to nicer feeling clothing if it was the same price.

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WhyIDie@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I couldn't seem to find it in the article, but I hope it wasn't like I previously saw: silkworms being boiled alive en masse

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- g6d3np81@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  High-strength and ultra-tough whole spider silk fibers spun from transgenic silkworms
  The worms still get kill though not en masse... yet.
  
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TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
it doesn’t seem so. this would be effectively much stronger, more expensive silk. but maybe it can be produced in very large quantities

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acockworkorange@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Pretty sure the goal is to replace fibers in composite high tensile strength engineering materials. Not for everyday clothing.

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