Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological Appraisal
Effective bioinspiration requires dialogue between designers and biologists, and this dialogue must be rooted in a shared scientific understanding of living systems. To support learning from “nature’s overarching design lessons” the Biomimicry Institute has produced ten “Unifying Patterns of Nature”...
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| author | Guillaume Lecointre Annabelle Aish Nadia Améziane Tarik Chekchak Christophe Goupil Philippe Grandcolas Julian F. V. Vincent Jian-Sheng Sun |
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| description | Effective bioinspiration requires dialogue between designers and biologists, and this dialogue must be rooted in a shared scientific understanding of living systems. To support learning from “nature’s overarching design lessons” the Biomimicry Institute has produced ten “Unifying Patterns of Nature”. These patterns have been developed to engage with those interested in finding biologically inspired solutions to human challenges. Yet, although well-intentioned and appealing, they are likely to dishearten biologists. The aim of this paper is to identify why and propose alternative principles based on evolutionary theory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d12e433c96d4437c82f8753ea76e12cd2023-11-19T00:22:48ZengMDPI AGBiomimetics2313-76732023-08-018436210.3390/biomimetics8040362Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological AppraisalGuillaume Lecointre0Annabelle Aish1Nadia Améziane2Tarik Chekchak3Christophe Goupil4Philippe Grandcolas5Julian F. V. Vincent6Jian-Sheng Sun7Institut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité, UMR ISYEB 7205 CNRS MNHN SU EPHE UA, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CP 50, 45 Rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, FranceBioinspire-Museum, Direction Générale Déléguée à la Recherche, l’Expertise, la Valorisation et l’Enseignement (DGD REVE), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 57 Rue Cuvier, CP 17, 75005 Paris, FranceInstitut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité, UMR ISYEB 7205 CNRS MNHN SU EPHE UA, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CP 50, 45 Rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, FranceInstitut des Futurs Souhaitables, 127 Avenue Ledru Rollin, 75011 Paris, FranceLaboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Énergies de Demain (LIED), UMR 8236 CNRS, Université Paris-Cité, 75013 Paris, FranceInstitut de Systématique, Évolution et Biodiversité, UMR ISYEB 7205 CNRS MNHN SU EPHE UA, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CP 50, 45 Rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, FranceNature Inspired Manufacturing Centre, School of Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UKStructure et Instabilité des Génomes, UMR 7196—U1154, MNHN CNRS INSERM, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 43 Rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, FranceEffective bioinspiration requires dialogue between designers and biologists, and this dialogue must be rooted in a shared scientific understanding of living systems. To support learning from “nature’s overarching design lessons” the Biomimicry Institute has produced ten “Unifying Patterns of Nature”. These patterns have been developed to engage with those interested in finding biologically inspired solutions to human challenges. Yet, although well-intentioned and appealing, they are likely to dishearten biologists. The aim of this paper is to identify why and propose alternative principles based on evolutionary theory.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/4/362bioinspirationbiomimeticsbiomimicryunifying patterns of naturebiologyprinciples |
| spellingShingle | Guillaume Lecointre Annabelle Aish Nadia Améziane Tarik Chekchak Christophe Goupil Philippe Grandcolas Julian F. V. Vincent Jian-Sheng Sun Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological Appraisal Biomimetics bioinspiration biomimetics biomimicry unifying patterns of nature biology principles |
| title | Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological Appraisal |
| title_full | Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological Appraisal |
| title_fullStr | Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological Appraisal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological Appraisal |
| title_short | Revisiting Nature’s “Unifying Patterns”: A Biological Appraisal |
| title_sort | revisiting nature s unifying patterns a biological appraisal |
| topic | bioinspiration biomimetics biomimicry unifying patterns of nature biology principles |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/4/362 |
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