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“It’s like the spiders are sharing an ancient secret with me, and that’s why I’m going to spend the rest of my life studying spider silk.”
— Cheryl Hayashi
Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk
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“The next time you see a spider web, please, pause and look a little closer. You’ll be seeing one of the most high-performance materials known to man.”
— Cheryl Hayashi
Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk
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“To borrow from the writings of a spider named Charlotte: ‘Silk is terrific!’”
— Cheryl Hayashi
Cheryl Hayashi: The magnificence of spider silk
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