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Silkworms genetically engineered to produce pure spider silk

Spider silk has been seen as a greener alternative to artificial fibres like nylon and Kevlar, but spiders are notoriously hard to farm. Now researchers have used CRISPR to genetically engineer silkworms that produce pure spider silk

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Can the UK’s new ARIA science agency deliver ‘moonshot’ technologies?

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Subatomic particles and atoms, conceptual illustration.

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A brief history of the standard model, our theory of almost everything

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

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Little cute girl on kitchen is taking chocolate cookie from table.

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The science behind baking the perfect chocolate chip cookie

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The Bayesian experimental autonomous researcher (BEAR), a robotic laboratory

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Toughest known structure discovered by autonomous robot lab

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illustration of the Bacteriophage Virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. 3D illustration - Image ID: 2A326TF (RF)

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Virus ‘nanobots’ can make harmful bacteria in food and drink glow

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Recycled coffee grounds can be used to make stronger concrete

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

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The best science fiction movies about dinosaurs, by a palaeontologist

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Lauren Beukes on why she tackled the multiverse in sci-fi novel Bridge

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Lauren Beukes on why she tackled the multiverse in sci-fi novel Bridge

The award-winning author of The Shining Girls on how her 'magpie curiosity' about everything from neuroparasitology to music theory led to her multiverse novel Bridge, our latest Book Club pick

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Read an extract from Bridge by Lauren Beukes

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Gene-edited yeasts transform bread and give rice wine a banana taste

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LK-99: Mounting evidence suggests material is not a superconductor

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Why it's so hard to tell if LK-99 is a room-temperature superconductor

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