There are literally as many ideas as there are organisms. (Janine Benyus)

There are literally as many ideas as there are organisms.

Janine Benyus

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Biomimicry is basically taking a design challenge and then finding an ecosystem that's already solved that challenge, and literally trying to emulate what you learn. View quote
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Trees and bones are constantly reforming themselves along lines of stress. This algorithm has been put into a software program that's now being used to make bridges lightweight, to make building beams lightweight. View quote
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Organisms don't think of CO2 as a poison. Plants and organisms that make shells, coral, think of it as a building block. View quote
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There are three types of biomimicry - one is copying form and shape, another is copying a process, like photosynthesis in a leaf, and the third is mimicking at an ecosystem's level, like building a nature-inspired city. View quote
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Water is at the center of every chemical reaction, and therefore should be the earth's most precious gift. View quote
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