Rich Cohen is the Associate Director of Technical Programs at Bolt Threads in Emeryville, CA. We talk about spider silk, applied science, and my biotech startup idea.

For more information:

• Bolt Threads Website

• This Limited Edition Hat Is Made From A Bioengineered Silk And Natural Wool Blend by Rachel Arthur

• Sustainable Silk, Stella McCartney

• Industrial brewing yeast engineered for the production of primary flavor determinants in hopped beer by Keasling and coworkers

• Clean Meat: How Growing Meat Without Animals Will Revolutionize Dinner and the World by Paul Shapiro

• cleanmeat.org