although this point might be too technical, the article does not comment on how they plan to turn the protein into the actual silk. the protein comes out of a spider’s spinneret as a liquid, and the spider combs it into the silk that we are all familiar with. it is still a big mystery in the science world as to what exactly is happening in this combing process. scientists and arachnologists have long been aware of the potential uses of spider silk, and have had tried making silk by extracting the the protein from a spider’s abdomen but they have met with little success. genetic reproduction of this silk protein is just one part of the puzzle; creating the actual silk is the real key. if these scientists have figured out how to replicate this process i would be greatly interested in learning about it.