Stronger than steel : spider silk DNA and the quest for better bulletproof vests, sutures, and parachute rope
Record details
- ISBN: 0547681267 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9780547681269 (hardback)
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Physical Description:
79 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
print - Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2013.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A junior library guild edition"--Jacket. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 78) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Spider silk : stronger than steel -- Banana spider -- Spider goat, spider goat -- Born on the Fourth of July -- Silk milk -- Potential spider silk products -- Growing silk? Experimenting with alfalfa -- Fun activity : isolate DNA from strawberries! -- Spider silk ... from silkworms? -- Silkworms : no longer wild and free -- The hunt for spider silk genes -- Different types of silk -- Dragline silk -- From bacteria to goats -- E.coli in the lab -- Transgenic organisms : ethical concerns and lifesaving possibilities -- Be a part of the discussion -- Spinning spider silk -- A new lab : Utah -- Spider ... cotton? -- All my kids -- Have you guessed what the first spider silk product will be? -- Space spiders. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | J 594.44 HEO (Text) | 000101945 | Children's Library -- Nonfiction | Available | - |