Genetic Modifications
While there have not been significant examples of genetic modification on black widow spider at least available thus far to the internet, one of the black widow spider's main products is and has been operated on.As I previously stated under the black widow's contributions, their silk has been repeatedly manipulated by scientists. In an article written in June of 2002 by Kenneth Chang, he reports that scientists have, "spliced spider genes into cells from cows and hamsters and induced the cells to churn out silk. The silk, grown in tissue cultures, has been spun into threads that are comparable to those produced by spiders." With the black widow spider's silk being five times stronger than steel and possessing higher elasticity, spider silk holds a great future as a raw material for companies looking to produce durable products efficiently.