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This tiny molecular trick makes spider silk almost unbreakable
(www.sciencedaily.com)
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So… the human brain can act like a spider’s spinneret… we just need a way to extrude the human silk instead of letting it gum up our brains.
The cure for Alzheimer's is harvesting brain silk out our nose is what I'm hearing.
The real Spiderman will shoot webs by sneezing.