Bombyx mori to produce proteins, including pharmacological drugs, in the place of silk proteins. "Bombyx mori" females are also one of the few organisms with homologous chromosomes held together only by the synaptonemal complex (and not crossovers) during meiosis. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has used research from the Universities of Wyoming and Notre Dame in a collaborative effort to create a silkworm that is genetically altered to produce spider silk. In September 2010, the effort was announced as successful. Researchers at Tufts developed scaffolds made of spongy silk that feel and look similar to human tissue. They are implanted during reconstructive surgery to
Bárbara Mori Bárbara Mori Bárbara Mori Ochoa (; born 2 February 1978) is an Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer who started her career in 1992 as a fashion model at the age of 14, later she became an actress when she co-starred in 1997 on the smash TV-hit "Mirada De Mujer" with TV Azteca; then, she starred in the soap opera Azul Tequila. Her big break came in 2004, with the telenovela "Rubí" (a remake of the 1968 series) by rival network Televisa, in which she played the main character. She also has starred in several self-produced films and music