Biomimicry : innovation inspired by nature

Biomimicry is a revolutionary new science that analyzes nature's best ideas--spider silk and eyes, seashells and brain cells, photosynthesis and DNA--and adapts them for human use. Janine Benyus takes us into the lab and out in the field with the maverick researchers who are discovering nature&...

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Main Author: Benyus, Janine M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : William Morrow , c2002
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245 1 0 |a Biomimicry :   |b innovation inspired by nature   |c Janine M. Benyus 
260 |a New York :   |b William Morrow ,   |c c2002 
300 |a 308 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 21 cm. 
500 |a Originally published by William Morrow in 1997 ; First Quill edition published 1998 ; reissued in Perennial 2002 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Echoing nature -- 2. How will we feed ourselves? -- 3. How will we harness energy? -- 4. How will we make things? -- 5. How will we heal ourselves? -- 6. How will we store what we learn? -- 7. How will we conduct business? -- 8. Where will we go from here? 
520 |a Biomimicry is a revolutionary new science that analyzes nature's best ideas--spider silk and eyes, seashells and brain cells, photosynthesis and DNA--and adapts them for human use. Janine Benyus takes us into the lab and out in the field with the maverick researchers who are discovering nature's ingenious solutions to the problem of human survival: studying leaves to learn how to make microscopic solar power packs that will clean up toxic spills and light our homes; harnessing DNA's coding power to make blindingly fast computers; discovering miracle drugs by observing what animals eat; and much more. The answers are there for the finding, poemlike in their elegance and economy. Anyone interested in the people and ideas that are shaping our future must read this book to know where the most exciting revelations lie literally all around us. 
650 0 |a Human ecology 
650 0 |a Nature 
650 0 |a Technological innovations 
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