Notre Dame Press Conference: Silkworms Produce Artificial Spider Silk
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Notre Dame and University of Wyoming scientists genetically engineer silkworms to produce artificial spider silk
A research and development effort by the University of Notre Dame, the University of Wyoming, and Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. has succeeded in producing transgenic silkworms capable of spinning artificial spider silks ...
A Finding on Malaria Comes From Humble Origins
It has taken 10 years for Dr. Beatrice H. Hahn to build the world’s most comprehensive treasury of great ape dung samples. And now it has yielded an unexpected gem: The most dangerous form of malaria originated in gorillas, not...