SPIDERS: Web of intrigue

BOURZAC, KATHERINE

Katherine Bourzacis a freelance science writer in San Francisco, California.

Published online 25 March 2015

Nature 519(7544):p S4-S6, March 26, 2015. | DOI: 10.1038/519S4a

The sturdy, stretchy, sticky silks spun by spiders have inspired engineers to design pioneering medical devices such as artificial tendons and corneas.