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_aTS173.8 _b.B45 1998 |
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_aBenyus, Janine M _eauthor |
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_aBiomimicry : _binnovation inspired by nature |
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_aNew York : _bQuill, _c1998. |
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_a308 pages : _c23 cm |
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_2rdacontent _atext |
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_2rdamedia _aunmediated |
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_2rdacarrier _avolume |
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504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [299]-300) and index | ||
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_tEchoing Nature _tHow Will We Feed Ourselves _tHow Will We Conduct Business _tWhere Will We Go From Here |
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520 | _aScience 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. | ||
650 | 0 | _aTechnological innovations | |
650 | 0 | _aHuman ecology | |
650 | 0 | _aNature | |
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