Silk

There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future.Aarathi Prasad¿s Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.Through the scientists who have studied silk, and the biology of the animals from which it has been drawn, Prasad explores the global history, natural history, and future of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.For silk, prized for its lightness, luminosity, and beauty is also one of the strongest biological materials ever known. More than a century ago, it was used to make the first bulletproof vest, and yet science has barely even begun to tap its potential. As the technologies it has inspired ¿ from sutures to pharmaceuticals, replacement body parts to holograms ¿ continue to be developed in laboratories around the world, they are now also beginning to offer a desperately needed, sustainable alternative to the plastics c