User:Iamaral10/Sand Box

Biosteel 'Biosteel is a type of steel made from spider-silk found in the milk of genetically altered goats dubbed spider-goats by Nexia Biotechnologies the company that gave the goats the spider gene. Nexia Biotechnologies lead product, BioSteel® (BioSteel®-M, BioSteel®-I), is recombinant spider silk extracted from the milk of transgenic goats which is then spun into fibres. Spider silk has long been admired by material scientists for its unique combination of highperformance mechanical properties including toughness, strength, lightness, and flexibility. Unfortunately, no one has been able to produce this wonder material in commercial quantities. Nexia is the only company which has successfully produced fibres from recombinant spider silk and is currently in the process of developing commercial quantities of BioSteel® using its proprietary transgenic goat technology. Medical device applications of BioSteel®-M include wound closure systems like microsutures, surgical meshes, and artificial ligaments such as anterior cruciate ligaments in the knee (ACL). Industrial BioSteel®-I applications may include consumer products such as biodegradable fishing line, tennis strings and military applications (soft body armour). The company is currently turning a former American Air Force base in northern New York into a much larger goat farm -- one that includes adjacent lab space. <