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National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Did you know that scientists have developed a bionic tool shaped like an elephant's trunk that helps lift heavy objects? Or that the needle-like pointed beak of the kingfisher bird encouraged engineers in Japan to change the design of the Shinkansen "bullet trains" to reduce noise? Across multiple fields of study and methods of problem-solving, scientists are turning to biomimicry, or engineering inspired by biology or nature, to make all kinds of...
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English
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For centuries, we have toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and hunt, housecats that look like tigers, and teacup pigs that fit snugly in our handbags. But what happens when we take animal alteration a step further, engineering a cat that glows green under ultraviolet light or cloning the beloved family Labrador Retriever? Science has given us a whole new toolbox for tinkering with life. How are we using it? In this book the...
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Series
Toriko volume 4
Publisher
Viz Media
Pub. Date
2011, c2008
Language
English
Description
In a savage world ruled by the pursuit of the most delicious foods, it's either eat or be eaten. Gourmet hunter Toriko travels the world with his bottomless stomach, searching for the tastiest foods imaginable and facing every beast in his way. The GT Robot sent by the Gourmet Corp. has Toriko seeing red. But can Toriko defeat this bionic brute and protect the injured Battle Wolf? And when the gigantic Regal Mammoth is the next target of the IGO,...
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