The goats with spider genes and silk in their milk
The BBC has the story on these goats who produce spider silk on a farm at Utah State University. Follow the link below to learn more and to watch the goats being milked:
Prof Randy Lewis shows Adam Rutherford genetically modified goats at a farm at Utah State University, US, which produce large quantities of a spider silk that is among the strongest substances known to man.
The transplanted gene means the goat produce milk containing an extra protein, which is extracted and spun into spider silk thread.
The goats with spider genes and silk in their milk
