When it comes to overcoming an array of varied problems with an even more diverse set of solutions, scientists have nothing on natural selection. Countless generations of millions of species have developed numerous ways to defy gravity, stick to objects while underwater, and even lift objects thousands of times more massive than themselves. Medics, scientists, and even engineers …
“Bioinspired” researchers look to nature to solve humanity’s biggest problems
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