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The entrance of Rainbow Village in Taiwan

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Dyed In The Silkworm: Researchers Develop Novel Way To Produce Colored Silk Date: March 15, 1999 Source: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Summary: In the March 1 issue of Genes & Development, Hajime Mori and colleagues at the Kyoto Institute of Technology in Kyoto, Japan report that they have developed a technique to produce genetically altered, green fluorescent silk fibers that are spun by the silkworm. The development of an insect system to produce foreign proteins has significant potential applications for silk or other economically important proteins.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/03/990315081219.htm

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Silkworms

Scientists in Singapore have been recently attempting a new, unusual method of dyeing fabric- starting before the thread even exists! The process of “intrinsically coloring” was designed specifically for silk. It involves feeding silkworms their usual diet of mulberry leaves while mixing in a little bit of fluorescent dye! The result is a beautiful, permanent hue. It is an efficient, easy process that saves huge amounts of water that would have otherwise been wasted on dyeing the silk, and takes away the need for harsh chemicals that harm the environment and textile workers. While this technique has not yet been introduced as mainstream, it definitely has a lot of potential!

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