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The Spider Silk Research Lab researches all aspects of spider silk from its chemistry to evolution to real-world applications.

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Causes and Consequences of

Variations in Spider Silk

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Physiological and Behavioural

Aspects of Spider Web Variation

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Interspecific and Inter-individual

Variations in Pyriform Silk Properties

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Role of Spidrion Expression and Silk

Spinning in Controlling Spider Silk Properties

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Influence of Pesticides on Spider Web

and Silk Physical and Chemical Properties

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Ecological influences of silk properties in the

Tasmanian cave spider Hickmania troglodytes

News
SSRL collaborator headlines the ACS youtube channel
June 30, 2020
Boiling Point Podcast- Spider Silk Research special, with Sean Blamires
June 23, 2020
DST visit to SSRL cancelled
April 3, 2020
AOS Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (ACOFT) and Australian Conference on Optics, Lasers, and Spectroscopy (ACOLS) 2019
September 15, 2019
Frontiers in Silk Science and Technologies Conference, Buonconsiglio Castle, Trento, Italy
July 4, 2019

Spidrion Expression and Spider Silk Properties

Causes and Consequences of Variations in Spider Silk Colours

Spider Sticky Thread Property Variability

Silk properties in the Tasmanian cave spider Hickmania troglodytes

Recombinant spider silk

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