San Diego Zoo Partners with City of San Diego to Hold Biomimicry Event

June 24, 2008 www.ewire.com
The San Diego Zoo and the City of San Diego sponsored an industry event at the Zoo featuring the Biomimicry Guild. The Guild introduced the discipline of biomimicry to an audience of over 450 educators, research scientists, engineers, biotech firms, and community members. Biomimicry is a core component of the advancement and expansion of the cleantech industry. Dayna Baumeister, co-founder of the Biomimicry Guild, provided an overview of present-day applications of biomimicry including super-efficient wind turbines modeled on the fins of humpback whales, wetsuits worn by Olympic athletes that imitate the texture of sharkskin, and antibiotics that do not result in resistant bacteria, based on the defenses used by red seaweed. “Throughout its more than 90-year history, the San Diego Zoo has taken a leadership role in the conservation of endangered species and their habitats,” said Brock.