Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine M. Benyus (English) Paperbac

Description: Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine M. Benyus This profound and accessible book details how science is studying nature's best ideas to solve our toughest 21st-century problems.If chaos theory transformed our view of the universe, biomimicry is transforming our life on Earth. Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature - taking advantage of evolution's 3.8 billion years of R\'9126D since the first bacteria. Biomimics study nature's best ideas: photosynthesis, brain power, and shells - and adapt them for human use. They are revolutionising how we invent, compute, heal ourselves, harness energy, repair the environment, and feed the world.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 theyᱥ sick; study the hardy prairie as a model for low-maintenance agriculture; and more. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This profound and accessible book details how science is studying natures best ideas to solbe our toughest 21st century problems. Essential reading for anyone interested in science, nature, ecology, and conservation. Back Cover This profound and accessible book details how science is studying natures best ideas to solve our toughest 21st-century problems. If chaos theory transformed our view of the universe, biomimicry is transforming our life on Earth. Biomimicry is innovation inspired by nature - taking advantage of evolutions 3.8 billion years of R&D since the first bacteria. Biomimics study natures best ideas: photosynthesis, brain power, and shells - and adapt them for human use. They are revolutionising how we invent, compute, heal ourselves, harness energy, repair the environment, and feed the world. 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 theyre sick; study the hardy prairie as a model for low-maintenance agriculture; and more. Author Biography Janine M. Benyus is the author of four books in the life Janine M. Benyus is the author of four books in the life Janine M. Benyus is the author of four books in the life sciences, including" Beastly Behaviors: A Watchers Guide to sciences, including" Beastly Behaviors: A Watchers Guide to sciences, including" Beastly Behaviors: A Watchers Guide to How Animals Act and Why." She is a graduate of Rutgers with How Animals Act and Why." She is a graduate of Rutgers with How Animals Act and Why." She is a graduate of Rutgers with degrees in forestry and writing and has lectured widely on de Long Description School business officials (SBOs) must, in many respects, serve as all things to all people in their workplaces. Put another way, SBOs must be knowledgeable about a wide range of legal issues ranging from contracts to setting policy to state biding laws let alone constitutional matters involving the rights of students and teachers. Aware of the fact that issues involving the law are at the heart of many of a SBOs duties, the chapters in this edited book have been written by a diverse array of individuals with experience as educational leaders in schools and/ or who possess significant expertise in the School Law. In light of the need to keep SBOs up-to-date on many issues in the ever changing world of Education Law, this volume is divided into two parts. The first section deals with issues that primarily impact on the management of schools while the second deals with the rights of students and teachers. More specifically, each of the chapters is designed to examine a specific area about which SBOs need information. While no single book can ever hope to cover all of the myriad of legal topics that SBOs and other educational leaders must master in their professional lives, this book will serve as an up-to-date and ready source of information to help keep them abreast of the many changes in the ever evolving area of School Law. Details ISBN0060533226 Author Janine M. Benyus Short Title BIOMIMICRY Pages 320 Language English ISBN-10 0060533226 ISBN-13 9780060533229 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 600 Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-09-30 Imprint HarperCollins Country of Publication United States Subtitle Innovation Inspired By Nature Publisher William Morrow & Company Residence Stevensville, MT, US Place of Publication New York, NY DOI 10.1604/9780060533229 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2003-01-31 AU Release Date 2003-01-30 NZ Release Date 2005-09-08 Imprint US Mariner Books Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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