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Researchers have have bred the worlds first gene editing spider, it is able to produce red silk to make its webs. Scientists used the CRISPR-CAS9 gene editing system to modify a common household spider.

This was done by inserting a red Florencent protein gene into the spiders slik DNA. The spiders offspring then started to produce red silk. This is a big turning point because you can make stronger slik from spiders to make bulletproof vest or other military clothing.

This is a major breakthrough in gene editing because you can have insects that produces slik, like worms, spiders that can produce webs that can be strong enough to hold a bowling ball, the idea is to enhance these creatures gene to make stronger and better silk and web. With this technology it will give scientists the ability to make stronger and better animals that have the most needed things to build and consume that is used in todays world, e.g bees, spiders etc.

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