1. Global strategies
  2. Hybridizing animal species

Hybridizing animal species

  • Applying xenobiology
  • Using genetic engineering to combine fauna species

Implementation

In 2000, Nexia Biotechnologies began nurturing about 150 goats that had been specially bred with a gene from a spider, with the ultimate goal to create silk fibers ("BioSteel") strong enough to use in bulletproof clothing and for aerospace and medical applications. Spider silk has long been admired for its lightweight strength and elasticity.

Broader

Using animals
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Facilitates

Problem

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(G) Very specific strategies
Subject
  • Biosciences » Genetics
  • Zoology » Animals
  • Action » Application
  • Content quality
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024