University of Bayreuth: Gene-Editing in Spiders for the First Time
May 10, 2025
May 10, 2025
BAYREUTH, Germany, May 10 -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release:
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Gene-editing in spiders for the first time
The University of Bayreuth's Biomaterials research group has, for the first time, successfully applied the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool to spiders. Following the genetic modification, the spiders produced red fluorescent silk. The findings of the study have been published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.
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Gene-editing in spiders for the first time
The University of Bayreuth's Biomaterials research group has, for the first time, successfully applied the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool to spiders. Following the genetic modification, the spiders produced red fluorescent silk. The findings of the study have been published in the journal Angewandte Chemie.