"The more our world functions like the natural world, the more likely we are to endure on this home that is ours, but not ours alone."
~ Janine Benyus
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The Biomimicry Institute is a not-for-profit organization whose mission
is to naturalize biomimicry in the culture by promoting the transfer of
ideas, designs, and strategies from biology to sustainable human
systems design. Learn more...
Learn more about this inspirational project here.
BIOMIMICRY NEWS...
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Read BusinessWeek's February article about biomimicry, The Biomimicry Institute, and Janine Benyus' work here, and see the slideshow.
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Janine Benyus honored as one of TIME International's Heroes of the Environment for her innovative work in biomimicry. Joining her are Al Gore, David Attenborough, Mikhail Gorbachev, Robert Redford, George Schaller, Amory Lovins, and others. Read the article here.
- Join the Biomimicry Institute for a 6-day Biologists at the Design Table (BaDT) training in late May. BaDT is an intensive and applied course in biomimicry to train people with backgrounds in biology, ecology and/or natural history to help meet the increasing need for biological knowledge from companies trying to solve design challenges in the human built environment. Applications are due March 14, 2008. Learn more here.
Check our In the News page for a wide range of news items related to biomimcry!
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What is Biomimicry?

Janine Benyus, author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature and founder of The Biomimicry Institute
Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is a new science that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems. Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example of this “innovation inspired by nature.” Learn more about Biomimicry...
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