Why Biomimicry?
Science and technology/have given us a comfortable life.// But sometimes/our technology damages the natural world.// Janine Benyus,/a science writer,/suggests a way/to make our technology conform to nature:/“biomimicry.”//
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　　No other living thing on earth/has accomplished more than human beings.// We have created many useful things/such as airplanes,/trains,/computers,/cell phones,/medicines and pesticides,/as well as institutions such as schools,/universities,/hospitals and banks.// Without them,/the modern world would not exist.//
　　These things let us travel far and wide,/gather information quickly,/educate ourselves,/and treat diseases.// However,/things we have created can be harmful.// Pesticides kill insects/but can poison the soil.// We need cars,/but CO2 may be one of the main causes/of global warming.//
　　Now/we must ask this question:/If we were to live in harmony with nature,/could we maintain/our comfortable way of living?// In other words,/how is it possible for us/to live a sustainable life?//