The Science of Superheroes - SPIDER-MAN
TWEET IT- http://clicktotweet.com/4b25f The 'Amazing Spiderman' definitely has some unique tricks and abilities, but do any of them stand up to scientific realities? We'll take a look at how...
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Spider-man has some pretty sweet abilities, but let us take a scientific look to see how well this superhero stacks up to reality. For spider-man to become genetically modified, the spider that bit him would have to release a retrovirus into his body. Retrovirus carry genetic information which gets inserted into the DNA of cells. The cell then reads the new DNA to create specific functions and proteins for that cell. But this retrovirus would have to make its way to nearly every cell and have the ability to code for new and different functions in each cell. So while it is theoretically possible, it would also be pretty "amazing". Silk, it is actually proportionately stronger and more flexible than steel. Spiderwebs 1/10th the size of a piece of ha...
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Spider-man has some pretty sweet abilities, but let us take a scientific look to see how well this superhero stacks up to reality. For spider-man to become genetically modified, the spider that bit him would have to release a retrovirus into his body. Retrovirus carry genetic information which gets inserted into the DNA of cells. The cell then reads the new DNA to create specific functions and proteins for that cell. But this retrovirus would have to make its way to nearly every cell and have the ability to code for new and different functions in each cell. So while it is theoretically possible, it would also be pretty "amazing". Silk, it is actually proportionately stronger and more flexible than steel. Spiderwebs 1/10th the size of a piece of ha...
