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7 amazing examples of biomimicry

7 amazing examples of biomimicry

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This is technically "biomimicry"

Posted By Qwera - Wed, Aug 18 2010 at 6:35 AM EST

This is technically "biomimicry", an organism (humans) mimicking something else in nature, mimicking biology. sex and the city 2 download | step up 3d download

Biomimicry

Posted By Sanjay Kothari - Sat, Mar 27 2010 at 6:16 AM EST

Enter your comments here
Biomimicry needs more awareness , needs to be introduced in school syllabus , needs to be promoted at every science promotion material.

Biomimicry

Posted By Gabe - Tue, Feb 23 2010 at 9:15 AM EST

If Bio-mimicry were "features of another organism or thing by a plant or animal in nature", it would simple be Biology. To say that Bio-Mimicry mimics biology is circular and redundant. The term means one of two things; 1) A design element of a system derived from something occurring in a natural or organic system (for example, the convolution of wind turbine blades adapted from whale fins for optimal flow). 2) In the book and doctrine of Natural Capitalism , Bio-Mimicry takes on the additional.... More

This is not biomimicry

Posted By Zav - Wed, Feb 10 2010 at 9:34 AM EST

Biomimicry is mimicry of features of another organism or thing by a plant or animal in nature. It's not man copying design in nature and applying it to a solution in our world.

This IS biomimicry

Posted By Tracy Puett - Mon, Feb 15 2010 at 5:13 PM EST

Biomimicry is, in fact, the human design of solutions to issues that serve our needs based on structures and functions found in the natural world.
See the following resources:
http://www.biomimicryguild.com/
http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/

Biomimicry vs Molecular Mimicry

Posted By Jenn - Wed, Feb 10 2010 at 10:09 PM EST

I think perhaps you're thinking of molecular mimicry: a term used to describe how pathogenic organisms will often copy structural features of other organisms in order to camouflage themselves in a host. Or perhaps in a more broad sense: the structural similarities between toxins and other proteins.

This term "biomimicry" is new to me. According to Wikipedia (which is of course infallible *tongue in cheek*), was essentially coined by this text.

This is biomimicry.

Posted By Anonymous - Wed, Feb 10 2010 at 9:39 AM EST

You are wrong. Look it up.

Yea...

Posted By Rummy - Wed, Feb 10 2010 at 11:20 PM EST

This is technically "biomimicry", an organism (humans) mimicking something else in nature, mimicking biology.

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Copying Mother Nature

Biomimicry looks to nature and natural systems for inspiration. After millions of years of tinkering, Mother Nature has worked out some effective processes. In nature, there is no such thing as waste — anything left over from one animal or plant is food for another species. Inefficiency doesn't last long in nature, and human engineers and designers often look there for solutions to modern problems. Here are seven striking examples of biomimicry. (Text: Shea Gunther)
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