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　　Benyus believes/that biomimicry may help us become more aware of nature,/thus leading us/to change our way of living.// We cannot keep taking advantage of nature forever/or keep dumping our waste/into our environment.//
　　For too long,/we have judged our innovations/by whether they are good for us,/or whether they make money.// Benyus suggests/that we put what is good for the whole earth first/and trust that it will also be good/for us humans.// The new questions should be the following:/Will it fit in?// Is there a model for this in nature?// What will it cost the earth/and future generations?//
　　Biomimicry is a powerful tool/that can play an important role/in our future.// In the early days,/there were just a few of us humans/in a very large world.// Now,/our population is growing rapidly,/and we are beginning to have a bad effect on the environment.// We are finally looking for an answer to the question:/“How can we live on our home planet/without destroying it?”// Benyus believes/that biomimicry is not only a new way of looking at nature/but also a key to our survival/on planet Earth.// We have to learn to live on the earth.// It is our home,/but it is not ours alone.//