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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100688160999
ISBN-139780688160999
eBay Product ID (ePID)803387
Product Key Features
Book TitleBiomimicry : Innovation Inspired by Nature
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1975
TopicLife Sciences / Ecology, General, Ecology
FeaturesReprint
GenreNature, Technology & Engineering, Science
AuthorJanine M. Benyus
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length8.1 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal600
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisBiomimicry is a revolutionary new science that analyzes nature's best ideas -- spider silk and prairie grass, seashells and brain cells -- and adapts them for human use. Science writer and lecturer Janine Benyus takes us into the lab and out in the field with the maverick researchers who are applying nature's ingenious solutions to the problem of human survival: stirring vats of proteins to unleash their signaling power in computers; analyzing how spiders manufacture a waterproof fiber five times stronger than steel; studying how electrons in a leaf cell convert sunlight to fuel in trillionths of a second; discovering miracle drugs by observing what animals eat -- and much more. The products of biomimicry are things we can all use -- medicines, "smart" computers, super-strong materials, profitable and earth-friendly business. "Biomimicry" eloquently shows that the answers are all around us.