Stronger than steel : spider DNA and the quest for better bulletproof vests, sutures, and parachute rope
Heos, Bridget2013
Books, Manuscripts
Readers come face to face with golden orb weaver spiders and genetically engineered goats, whose milk contains the proteins to spin spider silk, to weave a nearly indestructible fiber. Learn how this amazing material might be used in the future.
Main title:
Stronger than steel : spider DNA and the quest for better bulletproof vests, sutures, and parachute rope / by Bridget Heos ; with photographs by Andy Comins
Author:
Imprint:
Boston Houghton Mifflin Books for Children 2013
Collation:
79 pages colour illustrations
Audience:
Upper Primary
Contents:
Spider silk: stronger than steel -- Banana spider -- Spider goat, spider goat -- Born on the fourth of July -- Silk milk -- Potential spider silk products -- Growing silk? Experimenting with alfalfa -- Fun activity: isolate DNA from strawberries -- Spider silk...from silkworms? -- Silkworms: no longer wild and free -- The hunt for spider silk genes -- Different types of silk -- Dragline silk -- From bacteria to goats -- E.coli in the lab -- Transgenic organisms: ethical concerns and lifesaving possibilities -- Be a part of the discussion -- Spinning spider silk -- A new lab: Utah -- Spider...cotton? -- All my kids -- Have you guessed what the first spider silk product will be? -- Space spiders
ISBN:
9780547681269 (hbk)
Dewey class:
579.1 STR
Local class:
579.1
Language:
English
BRN:
125222
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 579.1 STR | hbkAvailable |