On February 16, 2018 the Latvian Academy of Sciences (LZA) and the Science Foundation held the award ceremony of the most significant science achievements in Latvia in 2017. One of the prizes was awarded to Kristaps Jaudzems and Martins Otikovs for “Determination of the molecular mechanism of spider silk formation and assessment of the degree of biomimicry of artificial spider silk spinning”.
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| Kristaps Jaudzems receives the diploma from Inese Čakstiņa. | All award winners. |
Photos by Jānis Brencis.