http://www.trailfire.com/MacBack/trails/38410MacBack/trails60http://www.trailfire.com/MacBack/marks/104207Genetically engineered silkworms will produce silk of a specified color. Just imagine if you want a deep red silk dress, silk worms’ genes will be engineered to produce just the shade of red you want. Fascinating indeed are the marvels of modern science!]]>Colorful Silk Helped By Science MacBackTue, 29 May 2007 23:13:34 -0700trailfire:markId:104207http://www.trailfire.com/MacBack/marks/104209Pigment Transport Technique is the technique used for genetic manipulation to produce the required color of silk. The study on genetic engineering of silkworms is on at Tokyo University and the results are expected to be vibrant. A vivid yellow has already emerged and more colors will follow shortly.]]>Colorful Silk Helped By Science MacBackTue, 29 May 2007 23:15:11 -0700trailfire:markId:104209http://www.trailfire.com/MacBack/marks/104210Nature gives silkworms the ability to form cocoons in warm colors like white, yellow, pink, green, straw and salmon. Japanese researchers give Mother Nature a helping hand by mutating the Y gene. They have actually deleted a segment of the DNA. The result- a vibrant yellow cocoon.]]>Colorful Silk Helped By Science MacBackTue, 29 May 2007 23:16:46 -0700trailfire:markId:104210