Organisms don't think of CO2 as a poison. Plants and organisms that make shells, coral, think of it as a building block.

Organisms sip energy, because they have to work or barter for every single bit that they get.

Biologically inspired materials could revolutionize materials science. People looking at spider silk and abalone shells are looking for new ways to make materials better, cheaper, and with less toxic byproducts.

Trees and bones are constantly reforming themselves along lines of stress. This algorithm has been put into a software program that's now being used to make bridges lightweight, to make building beams lightweight.

There are three types of biomimicry - one is copying form and shape, another is copying a process, like photosynthesis in a leaf, and the third is mimicking at an ecosystem's level, like building a nature-inspired city.

Water is at the center of every chemical reaction, and therefore should be the earth's most precious gift.