7-10 times as strong as
steel if compared for the
same weight, and can
stretch up to 20 times its
unaltered size without
losing its strength
properties.
It also has very high
resistance to extreme
temperatures
PROS AND CONS
The goats are kept in a farm
and are not free to roam
around The silk is only 30%
as strong as the genuine
spider silk
Silk is produced
quicker and faster
Easier to use for
medical reasons
METHODS
MaSpI (Major ampullate spidroin
I) or dragline I (for its superior
elasticity,) or MaSpII (Major
ampullate spidroin 2 or dragline
2 from Nephila clavipes) dragline
proteins in their milk.
goats lactate, the milk,
containing the recombinant DNA
silk, was to be harvested and
subjected to chromatographic
techniques to purify the
recombinant silk proteins.