Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. develops protein-based fiber using recombinant DNA technology. The company focuses on spider silk because of its exceptional strength and durability. Some spiders produce up to seven different types of silk, depending on its use, for catching prey, spinning a web, or traveling.

Since spiders are cannibals and hard to keep in colonies, the company maintains its focus on reproducing the fibers using transgenic silkworms. The idea is to create a transgenic variety of silkworms capable of spinning a new “super fiber” that is similar or an exact copy of natural spider silk, which is can be used in military and police departments, industrial and consumer applications, as well as for the aero-space industry.

In May of this year, Kraig Biocraft announced that it has successfully created eight DNA constructs, with the help of a team of scientists. Having teamed up

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. develops protein-based fiber using recombinant DNA technology. The company uses spider silk because of its exceptional strength and durability. Some spiders produce up to seven different types of silk, depending on its use, for catching prey, spinning a web, or traveling.

Since spiders are cannibals and hard to keep in colonies, the company maintains its focus on reproducing the fibers, mimicking nature as much as it can. The fibers can be used in military and police departments, industrial and consumer applications, as well as for the aero-space industry.

Earlier this month, Kraig Biocraft announced that it, along with a team of scientists, successfully created eight DNA constructs, which they plan on using for genetic insertion in the upcoming weeks. Having teamed up with the University of Notre Dame to move into the $92 billion market for technical fibers, the news is a