Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (KBLB.OB) Looking to Spin New “Super-Fiber”
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. is focused on the development of high performance technical fibers and polymers using spiders and silkworms. While the production of a “super fiber” is the company's primary focus at this time, it is also considering the production of other unique proteins using transgenic silkworms. It is thought there is a large viable market for such proteins in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Kraig Biocraft is involved in research related to utilizing spider genes for insertion into silkworms to create a transgenic variety of silkworms. These silkworms will be capable of spinning a new “super fiber” that…