Spiders: Web of intrigue

Katherine Bourzac
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Katherine Bourzac: Katherine Bourzac is a freelance science writer in San Francisco, California.

Nature, 2015, vol. 519, issue 7544, S4-S6

Abstract: The sturdy, stretchy, sticky silks spun by spiders have inspired engineers to design pioneering medical devices such as artificial tendons and corneas.

Date: 2015
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