THEMES

Themes 5: the relationship of structure and function
The structural levels from molecules to organisms ensure successful functioning in all living organisms and living systems.  the video discusses how nature adapts to its environment as need be, based on its needs and  wants.  if there is a problem in nature, living organisms will change itself and solve its problem naturally.  this video talks about learning the solutions and adaptations and incorporating them into everyday life and modern day problems.


Theme 8: Science, technology, and society
scientific research often leads to technological advances that can positive or negative impacts on society as a whole.  by biomimicry, which is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve human problems, we can improve and make advancements in technology.  by learning from living organisms we can apply them to modern ideas and impact society as we know it.

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this video explores different ways in which life's problems and conflicts can easily be solved by turning to nature.  Janine discusses techniques in which to helps innovators learn from models in order to design products, processes, and policies that create conditions conducive to life. she talks about the organization she is a part of Biomimicry Institute, a non-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.  she proposes that instead of learning about nature, we should begin to learn from nature.biomimicry is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve human problems. 

biomimicry- is the examination of nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements to emulate or take inspiration from in order to solve human problems. 
genomics- is a discipline in genetics concerning the study of the genomes of organisms. 
genome- s the entirety of an organism's hereditary information.
crystallization- is the process of formation of solid crystals precipitating  from a solution, melt or more rarely deposited directly from a gas. 
Matter- is a general term for the substance of which all physical objects consist.
Self-assembly- is a term used to describe processes in which a disordered system of pre-existing components forms an organized structure or pattern as a consequence of specific, local interactions among the components themselves, without external direction. 
precursor- is a compound that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.

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     Janine M. Benyus, an American Natural Science writer who was born in 1958 in New Jersey.  Benyus graduated from Rutgers University with degrees in Natural Resources Managment and English Literature/Writing. In 1998, Benyus co-founded the , Biomimicry Guild, which helps innovators learn from models in order to design products, processes, and policies that create conditions conducive to life. She is the President of the Biomimicry Institute, a non-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. Janine has received several awards including Rachel Carson Environmental Ethics Award, the Lud Browman Award for Science Writing, the Science Writing in Society Journalism Award, and the Barrows and Heinz Distinguished Lectureships.

Affirmations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janine_Benyus
                    http://provost.syr.edu/provost/Provost/lectures/2008-2009/Benyus.aspx
                    http://www.annonline.com/interviews/971218/