Phan Thi Thuan's family have been making silk for generations, growing and harvesting the threads from silkworms themselves to create luxury garments. But making lotus silk is different.

Through comprehensive use of sericulture by-products, mulberry leaves, branches, and silkworm excrement are widely used in local food, medicine, fodder, organic fertilizer and other sectors, forming ...

Have you ever wondered about the intricate tapestry of history woven through the delicate threads of silk? From ancient civilizations to modern-day fashion, the story of silk is as rich and varied as ...

That said, traditional silk making is far from cruelty free. Silkworms are boiled alive to prevent them from climbing out of ...

Narrator: Humans have been making silk for centuries. It's a coveted textile for gowns, sheets, and robes. But why is it so expensive? Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori.

Suzhou silk is renowned for its fine beauty ... they have adopted transgenic technology for genetic manipulation, making silkworms produce fibre with better properties, including enhanced strength ...

The fibroin promoter in particular is very strong. "Silkworms can produce 400 mg of silk protein per animal and may be used as an insect factory for the production of many useful proteins," says Mori.

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) ("Company" or "Kraig Labs"), a world leader in spider silk biotechnology, ...

From these eggs will hatch tiny silkworms, caterpillars of the domesticated silk moth Bombyx mori, which will then set to chomping down on mulberry leaves and preparing themselves for the demanding ...

And to make absolutely sure that we don't miss it ... told us that inside it there is everything you need to produce silk: worms of the silk moth, and the silk cocoons that they produce, and ...