Bacterial Factories Could Manufacture High-Performance Proteins for Space Missions (IMAGE)

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Bacterial Factories Could Manufacture High-Performance Proteins for Space Missions

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Engineered bacteria produce spider silk proteins that can be spun into strong fibers (top; higher magnification cross-section view on bottom).

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Christopher Bowen

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