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S2180114 Passage Backgrounds Checkboxes Related Question Types S2. 蜘蛛丝（生物学类） True / False / NG List of Headings Summary Paragraph Matching Matching Multiple Choices Spider silk A strong, light bio-material by genes from spiders could transform construction and industry . A Scientists have succeeded in copying the silk-producing genes of the Golden Orb Weaver spider and are using them to create a synthetic material which they believe is the m for a new generation of advanced bio-materials. The new material, biosilk, which has been spun for the first time by researchers at DuPont, has an enormous range of potential uses in construction and manufacturing. B The attraction of the silk spun by the spider is a combination of great strength and enormous elasticity, which man- fibres have been unable to replicate. On an equal-weight basis, spider silk is far stronger than steel and it is estimated that if a single strand could be about 1 Om in diameter, it would be strong enough to stop a jumbo jet in flight. A third important factor is that it is extremely light. Army scientists are al y looking at the possibilities of using it for lightweight, bulletproof vests and parachutes. C For some time, biochemists have been trying to synthesise the drag-line silk of the Golden Orb Weaver. The drag-line silk, which forms the radial arms of the web, is stronger than the other parts of the web and some biochemists believe a synthetic ve