Insect DNA extracted, sequenced from black widow spider web
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists extracted DNA from spider webs to identify the web's spider architect and the prey that crossed it, according to this proof-of-concept study published November 25, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Charles C. Y. Xu from the University of Notre Dame and colleagues.