TY  - BOOK
AU  - Benyus,Janine M
TI  - Biomimicry: innovation inspired by nature
SN  - 0688160999
AV  - TS173.8 .B45 1998
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York
PB  - Quill
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - Nature
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-300) and index; Echoing Nature; How Will We Feed Ourselves; How Will We Conduct Business; Where Will We Go From Here
N2  - Science writer and lecturer Janine Benyus names and explains this phenomenon. She takes us into the lab and out in the field with cutting-edge researchers as they stir vats of proteins to unleash their computing power; analyse how electrons zipping around a leaf cell convert sunlight into fuel in trillionths of a second; discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they’re sick; study the hardy prairie as a model for low-maintenance agriculture; and more
ER  -