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[redbird]

TIL that people have used genetic engineering to create silkworms with colored silk. A wide range of colors has been achieved -- all of them fluorescent: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29620530/

I found this via Steve Novella's blog: https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/pangenome-of-the-domestic-silkworm/

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[landingtree]

That's very cool, and thank you for an interesting-looking blog link!