The biological scientific name of the silkworm is Bombyx Mori (In Latin mulberry Silkmoth). Silk is produced by this insect. Do you know that silk is one of the world's first products to get the 'Made ...

PREVIOUS observations in this laboratory concerning the content of free amino-acids in the silk gland of Bombyx mori seemed to indicate that silk alanine might be derived from phenylalanine. In order ...

UNTIL recent years silk fibroin was thought to be free from the sulphur-containing amino-acids, and in a critical assessment of many amino-acid analyses in 1958 (ref. 1) it was concluded that there ...

Since we use clothing and fabrics every day, it’s easy to take them for granted. However, many fabrics come from a rather unexpected origin and have a fascinating history. One amazing example is silk; ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Humans have been making silk for centuries. It's a coveted textile for gowns, sheets, and robes. But why is it so expensive? Silk is the product of ...

Transforming fluffy white silkworm cocoons nurtured on Chinese mulberry trees into high-fashion silk shirts, blouses, jackets and other garments is a long, multi-stage process of harvesting, washing, ...