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Corn turned into spider silk plastic by scientists in China and Netherlands

A team of researchers in China and the Netherlands has turned ordinary corn into a plastic that mimics the strength and stretch of spider silk. The new material is fully biodegradable and made from plant protein, not...
Wild Discoveries South China Morning Post 17h ago
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