"The way silk proteins undergo phase separation and then form β-sheet-rich structures mirrors mechanisms we see in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's,"
That's a wild thing to drop and then not elaborate on.
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.
I’ve always found spiders fascinating. Such little creatures are able to produce material that’s stronger than steel, eating over 2000 insects a year keeping pests under control, and overall just being good for the environment. The world would be a lot worse without those little critters, I’m glad we have them on our planet.
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