Spider Silk from Silk Worm: An Innovative Venture towards Super Silk

Author: Ipsita Samal* and Bhupen Kumar Sahu

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Abstract

Silk production is an age long practice in this world. Recent development in silk industry brings huge potential by exposing the silk industry to genetic engineering, proteomics and medical sciences. Genetic engineering has significant contribution in bringing the best out of silk production by adding non-commercial silks to produce some innovative approaches. Spider silk when mixed or incorporated with the silk producing genes of the silkworm does the miracle of super silk production. In this context, super silk evolution along with its broad genetic usage will be enlightened and the hidden areas are discussed thoroughly. The collection of reviews is emphasized to enlighten the importance of spider silk and its utility in absence of the naturally grown silks obtained from silkworms. As the materials related to spider silk are scanty, this review paper is of utmost effort to provide all the information regarding the same.

Keywords

Silkworm, Spider silk, Genetic engineering, Goat silk.