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Necrobotics: dead spiders reincarnated as robot grippers.

August 3, 2022

A bit creepy, for sure. “Spiders are basically hydraulic (or pneumatic) grippers. Living spiders control their limbs by adjusting blood pressure on a limb-by-limb basis through an internal valve system.” | learn more

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The biotech startups pitching at IndieBio’s demo day

November 9, 2020

“Next-gen skincare, silk without spiders and pollution for lunch.” | learn more

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Bacterial factories making high-performance proteins

April 7, 2019

This caught my eye because it discusses a way to make super-strong silk fibers without spiders. “A new method takes advantage of engineered bacteria to produce difficult-to-make proteins that could be useful during future space missions.” | learn more

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