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Yao silkworm silk

Yao silkworm silk

Unlike the silk from other strains of Bombyx mori, silk from the Yao silkworm strain (shown here) does not have to be reeled through machinery to process into thread but can be spun directly from the cocoons. (Photo courtesy of Yan-Qun Liu, Ph.D.)

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