Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Announces the Creation of New Recombinant Spider Silks
January 14 2013 - 6:05AM
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB:KBLB) (the "Company" or
"Kraig") announced that researchers, working pursuant to Kraig's
collaborative research program, utilizing customized spider silk
genetic engineering sequences, succeeded in creating a new type of
recombinant spider silk, which the Company is designating as "Big
Red."
The "Big Red" silk is currently being spun within the laboratory
by transgenicly modified silkworms.
"'Big Red' is a composite fiber," said Company CEO, Kim
Thompson. "This new type of fiber was designed to be a
combination of spider silk proteins, silkworm silk proteins and
protein from an unrelated species. From a genetic perspective, what
significantly differentiates this material from our Monster Silk™
is the unique spider silk genetic sequence that we used, which we
designed to increase strength to weight ratios. Another
important difference is the incorporation of a unique protein,
which gives the new fiber its designation as 'red.'
"The design for 'Big Red' derived from what we learned about the
mechanical characteristics of recombinant spider silk fibers from
our work with Monster Silk™," continued Thompson. "Specifically,
the new fiber was designed to place more emphasis on tensile
strength and slightly less emphasis on elongation. We
anticipate that 'Big Red' will be a powerful arrow in our quiver as
we move to commercialize Monster Silk™ and the Company is hopeful
that this new material will follow it in the commercialization
pipeline. In my view, the creation of Big Red demonstrates the
power of our technology to continue to develop new and exciting
materials."
The "Big Red" name comes in part from the fact that the fibers
have a slight red cast. Under UV light, the new fibers
actually glow bright red.
Thompson further stated, "The successful creation of these new
materials once again validates our scientific models. Based
upon the observed levels of color expression and the nature of the
spider silk genetic configurations used in its creation, the hope
is that it will find its own significant niche in the technical
textiles marketplace. Preparation for mechanical testing of the new
fiber is currently taking place."
About Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. Kraig Biocraft
Laboratories, Inc. (www.KraigLabs.com) is a fully reporting
biotechnology company that has achieved a series of scientific
breakthroughs in the area of spider silk technology with
implications for the global textile industry.
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competitive environment, the Company's financial condition and its
ability to raise sufficient capital to meet the financial
obligations of its business plan and to fund its continuing
operations.
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CONTACT: Ben Hansel
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