Engineered Silkworms Spin Spider Silk as Biotech Firm Targets Commercial Scale
KRAIG BIOCRAFT LABS INC (KBLB)
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DENVER, March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- www.247marketnews.com -- A biotechnology company developing genetically engineered silkworms says it’s moving toward commercial production of spider silk, a material long sought by researchers for its unusual combination of strength and elasticity. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (OTCQB: KBLB) deployed one million genetically engineered silkworm eggs across multiple production facilities in Vietnam as part of a Spring scale-up effort that could eventually produce around 10 metric tons of recombinant spider-silk cocoons per month. Spider silk has attracted scientific interest for decades because of its mechanical properties. By weight, the fiber can be stronger than steel and tougher than many high-performance synthetic materials. The challenge has been viable mass production, since spiders cannot be farmed easily due to their territorial behavior. The company’s approach modifies domesticated silkworms so they spin fibers incorporating the de
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