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In Brief: When nature has the solution
Source: IRIN
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DAKAR, 9 February 2009 (IRIN) - Global warming is putting nature and humans on a collision
course, but scientists working in "biomimicry" say nature holds solutions - if "mimicked" correctly. Some inventions being touted as eco-breakthroughs that imitate or use natural properties
include vaccines that survive without refrigeration based on a plant found throughout Africa; new antibacterial substances inspired by marine algae found off Australia's coast that promise a new way
to battle health hazards with little risk of bacterial resistance; a beetle-bug inspired water harvesting system; and biodegradable packaging that mimics frogs. Entrepreneurs of the natural world
showcased their inventions last year in Spain and 100 top technologies will be included in a book expected to come out in May 2009. pt/np/oa© IRIN. All rights reserved. More humanitarian
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