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Biomimicry

Nature as design teacher — innovation inspired by 3.8 billion years of biological evolution.

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Books
Book

Biomimicry — Janine Benyus

The book that launched the field. Nature as mentor, measure, and model for human design.

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People
Person

Janine Benyus

Co-founded the Biomimicry Institute in 2006 to teach engineers and designers to consult nature's 3.8 billion years of R&D. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (1997) named the field she has spent the rest of her career building.

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Institutions
Institution

Biomimicry Institute

The leading organisation translating nature's strategies into sustainable design solutions.

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Tools & media
Tool

AskNature.org

A searchable database of nature's strategies. How does nature filter water? Regulate temperature? Fly?

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Life creates conditions conducive to life. — Janine Benyus — Biomimicry