Researchers Create 'Bulletproof Skin'
Could genetically modified silk someday make humans bulletproof? It's not pure science-fiction fantasy
Forget the vest, genetically modified silk may soon protect people from bullets. Photo: corbis
Silk — one of the strongest natural materials known — has a long history of use in combat: Legend has it that Genghis Khan once issued tightly woven silk vests to his horsemen as protection against their enemies' arrows. Researchers have now taken silk one step further, and developed a fabric made of silk proteins that is strong enough to stop a bullet. Their ultimate goal: To give a person a layer of bulletproof skin. Here, a brief guide to this breakthrough:
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