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Episode 1: Spiderman (Part 1)- Bioprospecting and the Biology of Silk artwork
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Episode 1: Spiderman (Part 1)- Bioprospecting and the Biology of Silk

The Biology of Superheroes Podcast by Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton and Arien Darby

Dec 1, 201747:41Science & Medicine

In this episode we discuss the limits of form and function when it comes to Spiderman's webs. I sit down with Dr. Todd Blackledge, who studies the behavior and biomechanics of web building in spiders. What exactly is spi...