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Title says it all really. After years of work, I've finally done the thing. Video is currently unlisted while I wait for the sponsor to approve. Will be set live soon, but feel free to enjoy now.

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I Grew Real Spider Silk Using Yeast

The first 200 people to sign up with Brilliant using my link will get 20% off the annual subscription! http://brilliant.org/thethoughtemporium _________________________________________________________________________ What started as a dream more than 10 years ago, has finally become reality. After more than 2 years of work, dozen of failures, hundreds of hours of lab work and design time, we've finally done it. We've engineered a strain of yeast that produce real spider silk! This video explains how. Check out our new merch: https://teespring.com/stores/the-thought-emporium Previous videos: Project overview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx8TcGrCOSI DNA extraction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knosqmvLWSc PCR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kJ2o7P8D00 Journey to the Microcosmos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbnbBWJtwsf0jLGUwX5Q3g _________________________________________________________________________ Support the show and future projects: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thethoughtemporium Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/thoughtemporium Become a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV5vCi3jPJdURZwAOO_FNfQ/join _________________________________________________________________ My Social Media Pages: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethoughtemporium/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thethoughtemporium/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/emporiumthought Website: http://thethoughtemporium.com/

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Adam G

Awesome! Can't wait for more updates on the development

Sean Walton

Utterly amazing! Congrats! Now, there are four possibilities of {1,2} in two digits, but you had 20. Therefore you added a preference to some combinations, e.g., (2,2). What's the heuristic?

SkaveRat

Congratulations! the future plans sound very promising! How do you keep the yeast alive? Can you just feed it from time to time and filter out the silk while not using it? Kind of like a sourdough starter?

thethoughtemporium

They can just be stored as a stab or on a plate when not in use and remain stable. I've got 5-6 plates in my fridge right now. I'm also sending out stabs of the yeast to some friends to act as remote back ups in case anything happens

Nik3141

Fantastic job; became a patron because of this video. One thing: in the video, you mention that some genes are patented - is this really a thing? I would understand it if it's an artificial gene someone created in a lab (even then I'm a big fan of open-sourcing), but if you 'discover' the gene of a creature which evolved that gene, can it be patented? Moreover, can a company that discovers a gene in my DNA own the patent for that gene? If you have a reliable source (many websites I found had conflicting information) about this I would much appreciate it.

Tracie Roman

I just found your channel today. I am excited to watch these videos!