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dr. dolittle | August 16, 2013 Image of wet spider web from www.photoforum.com
The US Navy has decided to sponsor research conducted by Dr. Randy Lewis, a specialist in spider silk, at Utah State University. Their interest in the research lies in the ability for spider silk to maintain adhesiveness even under wet conditions. Therefore, Navy officials are seeking to create a synthetic spider silk that they can manufacture for use as an underwater adhesive.
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Utah State University