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  "url": "https://theconversation.com/producing-spider-silk-is-a-biological-feat-scientists-are-using-it-to-develop-materials-for-drug-delivery-and-wound-care-288868",
  "title": "Producing spider silk is a biological feat – scientists are using it to develop materials for drug delivery and wound care",
  "summary": "If Spider-Man were real, he could help scientists revolutionize healthcare. Since he’s not, researchers develop creative ways to produce spider silk to study.",
  "authors": "Aliasger K. Salem, Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iowa",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "healthcare,biotech",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-04T12:34:13.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-05T05:10:44.550Z",
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  "source_name": "The Conversation Technology",
  "source_homepage": "https://theconversation.com/us/technology",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/16397",
  "original_url": "https://theconversation.com/producing-spider-silk-is-a-biological-feat-scientists-are-using-it-to-develop-materials-for-drug-delivery-and-wound-care-288868",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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