Spider, silkworm silk combined to create new nerve-repairing material

“For the first time, researchers have combined two kinds of silk to create a promising biocompatible method of regenerating injured nerves over longer distances. . . . .  Enter researchers from the University of Oxford and the Medical University of Vienna, who’ve created a novel nerve guide by combining two different kinds of natural silk taken from silkworms (Bombyx mori) and golden orb weaving spiders (Trichonephila edulis) that has the potential to regenerate nerves over longer distances.”     MORE

Image Credit:  University of Oxford