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Biomimicry

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Biomimicry is a new science focus that uses nature's patterns, designs, and structures to help innovate and invent new technologies and management strategies. Biomimicry looks to create a more sustainable way of living by mimicking useful attributes of various unique creatures and specialized ecosystem features and functions around the world.

Research and development in this field capitalizes on the billions of years of evolution on Earth. It seeks to harness nature's bounty without destroying it for the benefit of sustaining human civilizations and contributing to prosperity for the long haul.

 

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