The American Chemical Society publishes an interesting podcast series called “Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions” that features various experts discussing topics that non-chemists can understand. The latest podcast is with David Kaplan, Ph.D. of Tufts University who talks about his research team’s efforts to use genetically engineered spider silk for gene therapy.
Podcast link: Combating Disease: Genetically-engineered spider silk for gene therapy
Medgadget’s previous coverage of spider silk research for medicine…