Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc (KBLB)

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The quote validates the PROBLEM...

"chimeric silkworm/spider silk proteins"... that produce "composite silk fibers"...

It says exactly what I did... that they have fibers formed from mixing silkworm and spider proteins... that produce a mixture... or a composite... only they're saying it with a positive spin that avoids addressing known problems.

The mixture is "stronger than the silkworm silk" as we know, and as you would expect from adding the spider silk proteins to the mix.

That doesn't begin to address the issue with a resulting lack of uniformity and variation in strength within a fiber... when uniformity and consistent strength are important factors you consider in the utility of any fiber, along with consistent repeat-ability in the production of fibers with some demonstrated uniformity between them.

There's nothing wrong with KBLB being happy with progress that has them "doing things that have never been done before"... which doesn't mean that accomplishing what they have... pushes them past any threshold that will matter to potential customers any time soon. Being pleased with reaching a milestone... isn't justification for misrepresenting the likely market impact of having it be reached.

It's the weakest link that matters... so having a tougher chain than the other guy... when the tougher links if spider protein are still being linked together with rubber bands... doesn't mean customers will focus on the toughness of the best links in the chain... rather than the impact resulting from having rubber bands connecting them as the limiting factor in application.

It will be the variation in the fibers that matters...