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I feel your pain dad. Hopefully your stay in Saudi Arabia can be somewhat abbreviated as we see the right cards. Good luck over there and be careful. Just hold on to your ace in the hole. . Go KBLB.
Of course I agree with you and your well assigned bullet points. My reference was to changing the cards that are dealt through the basic business KBLB is in of changing the natural evolutionary process of life with genetic engineering in transgenics. We are dealing new cards that we visualized then changed and will continue to change. ??
KBLB is in the business of changing the cards dealt... ;)
We are hyper focused on the shoot packs test results as we should be, however,I cannot help but feel and it is nothing but a feeling that news lurks Beyond our current focus. It has not been uncommon over the years for us to think a fastball is coming right over the plate as Kim throws a curve ball of an entirely different subject. Maybe news of and agreement with UA or some other truly real and tangible unforeseen event that can be released to the public. The shoot packs are indeed a big deal but I think KBLB Will be walking and chewing gum on several avenues. As one of the longer of the Longs I am still very much on the positive side of the Kraig Biocraft Hope continuum.
I agree that the best time to buy is when there is blood in the streets and have followed that principal last few years and been able to drastically reduce my average price per share. My last major buy was under two cents but I don't see that happening again. What do I know? Could be wrong. However, considering where the company is at in its development at the moment as far as we can see the blood in the street hurdle is much higher now. Whether it is blood in the streets or not at the moment is debatable but as to whether KBLB is a good buy now to me is an easy call. Get them while they are cheap! I heard a wise man say that one time. g
SilkSafe
https://transgenicnews.com/2016/10/19/transnat/
Not directly related to KBLB but may give people some comfort about transgenics.
Imagine this diet for some of our transgenic spider silk silkworms…
I hear ya...
Hindsight is 20/20
No one on this board "knew" at the time.
I thought I had bought my last share in the .01s not so long ago.
I am pretty confident that it will not go that low again but anything much lower than where we are now I consider a very good buy.
"buy when there is blood in the streets"
All we need is production and contracts then everything else will take care of itself.
Impeccably logical conclusion. Keep them straight es1.
Roger that.
If not we can just customize it for JNJ. ;)
Agreed. I think more and more Longs will be humming that song, back in black. Don't worry I'm not going to post the link.
Truth I hardly call it a full-blown celebration just smelling the roses along the way. Enjoy the process. "Buy the ticket; take the ride"
Had my eye on the close today also. Nice to feel a bit of (Ooh La La) for the longs. Go KBLB
U da man BIG RED. He may have a very early retirement. ;)
Yepper :)
KBLB is on an uptick in the lab as well.
I'm looking forward to products even better than Dragon Silk and "new applications for spider silk".
Let's just let the significance of this settle in.
From the news letter:
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Speaking specifically to the Company’s technical developments, the second quarter brought with it the introduction of Kraig’s newest and most powerful gene splicing and editing technology. This technology will allow us to precisely target specific silk characteristics in a way not previously possible. This is a huge step forward in creating materials which are even more advanced than our Dragon Silk™. This quarter, our team completed a significant number of R&D operations utilizing a range of genetic designs. We expect the results of those design tests to return in the third quarter. If successful, our work may provide the foundations for an entirely new approach for Kraig Labs and new applications for spider silk.
The factors are beyond our control. True.
"Because it was meant to"
Could you please explain this. Thanks.
Spot on jazz!
Time for the longs to roll up their sleeves and get to work also. Let's let it rip in getting the word out about KBLB on social media and next level investors.
To a big degree...
You don't have to be a trader to"hate" weekends. ;)
It seemed that Friday people realize that KBLB Just might be the real deal. That was a sh$t load of volume and I don't think it was coming to any big degree from The faithful I hub constituency. Who's buying? Wondering if we're getting any Indian money. There is a groundswell of public enlightenment going on here and abroad.
Many of the longs are BACK IN BLACK. If not your will be soon. imo
Imagine that. ;)
Damn good post rayo!
I think you're right Red.
The Monster Silk cogs in the Vietnam wheel are moving to change the entire silk industry as known today as Dragon Silk gets a foot a hold with the military industrial complex. I'm expecting some unexpected announcements as well.
Things are in the coming together.
Right on Frank! Up until recently it has been all about accumulation for me. I have bought my last share and not sold any and don't plan to until KBLB is successful. We are getting there. ( eventually )
http://www.vocativ.com/339502/spider-body-armor/
MILITARY
Body Armor Made From Spiderwebs Could Replace Kevlar
Dragon Silk could be the future of tactical and performance gear
By Jennings Brown
Jul 13, 2016 at 2:41 PM ET
United States soldiers might soon be a lot safer thanks to a little help from silkworms genetically engineered to spit out spiderweb fibers.
Currently, most military body armor is made of Kevlar, a synthetic fiber developed by DuPont in the 1960s. Kevlar is tough enough to stop pistol bullets at a close range, but it’s thick and cumbersome. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, based in Anne Arbor, Michigan, might have finally created a fabric that can replace Kevlar. The bioengineering company announced Tuesday that the U.S. Army has awarded their lab a contract to develop their silkworm-spider silk, known as Dragon Silk, for military body armor.
The development of Dragon Silk began with University of Notre Dame molecular biology professor Malcolm Fraser’s groundbreaking research into genetically modifying silkworms around 2000. Impressed with Fraser’s transgenic engineering work, Kraig Biocraft CEO Kim Thompson approached the professor and asked if he could transgenically modify silkworms to produce spider silk.
“So I said, yeah, we can do that,” Fraser told Vocativ. “Spider silk has a reputation for being one of the strongest biomaterials. They say things like, ‘It’s stronger than steel.’ Of course, that depends on the steel, but it has strength and flexibility properties that are better than Kevlar. But it’s very difficult to harvest large quantities of this from a spider itself.”
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That’s the wonder of genetically modified silkworms that can mass-produce super-strong fibers. By 2011, with the help of research from professors at the University of Wyoming, Fraser introduced spider DNA into the silkworm and created a silkworm that produced silk similar to what a spider uses to make its web. Now that Kraig Biocraft has refined the process and created “Dragon Silk,” they’ve gotten the attention of the U.S. Army, which has given the company just under $100,000 to produce samples of Dragon Silk that the Army can run ballistic tests on. If the Army is impressed with the material then they will grant Kraig another $1 million to create material that can be used for apparel.
As Defense One reported, spider silk is two-thirds as strong as Kevlar (spider silk withstands two gigapascals of pressure while Kevlar can take three gigapascals) so the new material probably won’t be a direct replacement. Fraser says the durability of Dragon Silk material depends on the construction and thickness of the cloth, but it will be much lighter and more breathable than Kevlar, which is usually coated with a resin. At the very least, he believes it would make for a protective undergarment that could wick away moisture and be worn in addition to body armor. Think long underwear that blocks knife stabs.
But if the Department of Defense green-lights the project, don’t expect production of these hyper-durable fatigues to happen in America. The U.S. Government would most likely have to rely on established silkworm farms. “The easiest way to do this is to assimilate our strain [of silkworm] into existing sericulture infrastructures in Asia. Right now we’re looking at Vietnam,” Fraser said. “But there, it will be as easy to make as normal silk.”
Regardless of whether the Army decides to use the material in combat uniforms, the technology could be a boon for performance gear, according to Kraig Biocraft chief operating officer Jon Rice. “Beyond simple protection, or genetic editing techniques allow us to incorporate additional material features such as antimicrobial capability at the genetic makeup of the fibers,” Rice said. “We see a future where instead of compromising for the best available option, materials are easily designed and optimized for purpose.”
With talk like that, it’s only a matter of time before they start collaborating with the likes of Nike and Under Armour.
Nice stair step today on the chart! Keep climbing. :)
https://www.google.com/search?q=nice+stair+step&biw=1536&bih=747&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLz7L46vHNAhUDLB4KHasbDdIQsAQIgwE#imgrc=0jFzvgutX6b0hM%3A
Good one Col317. I agree. However people to need tickets in the form of KBLB stock. Get them while they are cheep as Red would say! Another good quote is by Hunter Thompson: "Buy the ticket. Take the ride."
This a nice little aside in the Popular Mechanics article:
Dragon Silk has a number of applications, particularly in surgery. Many sutures are done with biodegradable silkworm silk, but the increased strength of Dragon Silk allows for much thinner threads. This is useful when performing surgery in sensitive areas, such as the eyes and brain. http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a21793/army-body-armor-spider-silk/
Thanks Clay. As a long term investor your stair steep analysis puts a "bone in her teeth" for me. Just a little sailor talk. Look it up if you like. Thanks for the chart.
Thanks Clay. As a long term investor your stair steep analysis puts a "bone in her teeth" for me. Just a little sailor talk. Look it up if you like. Thanks for the chart.