Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB.OB) Continues To Zero In On Commercially Viable Spider Silk
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., a Michigan based development stage biotechnology company, is using genetic engineering to develop polymers and high performance fibers for commercial textile and specialty fiber applications. In particular, the company is focused on producing spider silk, one of the strongest fibers produced in nature. Spider silk is made when spiders spin liquid protein into solid fibers. Spiders can produce a variety of silks, depending upon need, with certain kinds being both strong and flexible. Spider silk has an exceptional ability to absorb and dissipate energy, and, pound for pound, is much stronger than steel. Polymers with the…