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NEWS - SOUTH CHINA MORNING POS
Long before the Silk Road, silkworm cocoons already existed in Uzbekistan
In 138BC, Chinese diplomat and explorer Zhang Qian was sent as an envoy to the western regions. The Han dynasty envoy failed to achieve his emperor’s goal of launching a pincer att…
GIZMODO
Scientists Just Turned Silkworm Silk Into a Near-Kevlar Supermaterial
Unlike previous attempts, the latest human-made version of silk keeps everything great about natural silk while ramping up its toughness and versatility.…
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
China boy wants to raise silkworms to create silk quilt, prompting parents to buy 10,000 seeds
Family eventually hatches 12,000 larvae and youngster feeds them every day; mother says caring for living things beats any toy.…
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