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I sense a new explanation for Spiderman's webs on the next reboot. But seriously, are we anywhere close to using this stuff for human benefit? Or near learning how these worms do what they do? This sounds fabulously awesome.
Monopolize space
I wonder what effects this process has on the organism. For instance what would happen if humans ate graphene?
The good news about silkworms is that they're not in it for the long haul anyway, so as long as there are no teratogenic effects, it's all ok.
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The good news about silkworms is that they're not in it for the long haul anyway, so as long as there are no teratogenic effects, it's all ok.
While it's probably a negligible risk, we would breathe the dust from silk fibers if the stuff were produced in significant quantity.
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Indeed, they are: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23751780 http://www.psr.org/environment-and-health/environmental-heal... The mechanism is similar to that of asbestos.
Unless dissolved in olive oil, then it has lifespan extending properties. https://alzdiscovery.org/cognitive-vitality/report/fullerene...
Geez. This will make its way into the food supply. Remember, some South Koreans (and maybe other East Asian cultures) eat silkworm pupae for food. Cheap protein, and there's no need to waste calories in that culture.
ya eating crickets is also supposed to be protein dense, its good thing tho, because red meats are devastating to the eco system. Id be down to try some cricket flower cookies :D
If you're not sure about buying cricket flour, it appears they now sell orange ginger cookies made with it [2]. One of these days I might buy some. But, again, beware that people with shellfish allergies may react to crickets.
[1] https://nuts.com/cookingbaking/flours/cricket-flour.html
[2] https://nuts.com/snacks/cookies/orange-ginger-cricket-cookie...
Geez. This will make its way into the food supply. Remember, some South Koreans (and maybe other East Asian cultures) eat silkworm pupae for food. Cheap protein, and there's no need to waste calories in that culture.
ya eating crickets is also supposed to be protein dense, its good thing tho, because red meats are devastating to the eco system. Id be down to try some cricket flower cookies :D
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Breathing pure oxygen is also harmful.
Or drinking too much water.
I sense a new explanation for Spiderman's webs on the next reboot. But seriously, are we anywhere close to using this stuff for human benefit? Or near learning how these worms do what they do? This sounds fabulously awesome.
Space elevator! Monopolize space
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pure carbon is, counter-intuitively, carcinogenic.
Indeed, I naively assumed that being a carbon based organism, more carbon couldn't do much harm.