Manufactured silk could be used for artificial tendons and ligaments, sutures, parachutes and bulletproof vests. A team of MIT engineers has identified two key physical processes that lend spider silk its unrivaled strength and durability, bringing closer to reality the long-sought goal of spinning artificial spider silk.

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