Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc (KBLB)

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Concerning Bolt Threads, I have been able to corroborate the 2016 target date from an article written last year when they were still called Refactored Materials: http://dev.synbiobeta.com/company/refactored-materials/

We are currently in product development discussions with the world’s leading performance apparel and consumer good brands, and expect our fibers to be available in consumer products in 2016.

I have also personally communicated with a student of one of the researchers of Bolt Threads and he was able to tell me that they are using Transgenic Yeast (as opposed to E.coli) to produce spider silk proteins which they can use for different applications similar to the other “spider-goo” producers.

Also, concerning the ezine article, while it is fairly obvious that the author is not well established due to only having one article published and it being on a free e-magazine, I do not know of any incorrect information on the article itself. I feel that it is pretty well sourced and puts information on all the major spider silk companies and researchers in one place.