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Innovative Textile Development

RO

Drag the paragraphs into the correct order.

B

Fibers suitable for clothing have been made for the first time from the wheat protein gluten.

A

The fibers are as strong and soft as wool and silk.

C

But they are up to 30 times cheaper.

D

Narenda Reddy and Yiqi Yang, who produced the fibers at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, say that because they are biodegradable they might be used in biomedical applications such as surgical sutures.