By Nel Yomtov
Find out about how nature has encouraged technological concepts with this booklet at the similarities among an African plant and protecting vaccines. Integrating either old and clinical views, this ebook explains how a plant encouraged the discovery of a brand new strategy to defend vaccines. Readers will make connections and view the connection among the 2 ideas. Sidebars, images, a word list, and a concluding bankruptcy on very important humans within the box upload element and intensity to this informational textual content on biomimicry.
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Va c c i n e P r e se r va t i ve Va c c i n e V i si o n a r i e s 29 Leonardo da Vinci is best remembered as an artist, but he was also a pioneer of biomimicry. I n no vati o n s F ROM n atu r e 30 antibodies (AN-ti-bah-deez) substances your body makes to fight infections and diseases bacteria (bak-TEER-ee-uh) tiny, single-celled living things that can either be harmful or useful biomimicry (bye-oh-MI-mi-kree) the practice of studying and copying nature’s forms and systems to solve human problems bonds (BAHNDZ) forms a physical connection between cells cells (SELZ) the smallest units of animals or plants immune system (i-MYOON SIS-tuhm) the system that protects your body against disease and infection platelets (PLATE-lits) disk-shaped bodies in the blood that form clots to prevent bleeding transfusions (trans-FYOO-zhuhnz) injections of blood from one person into the body of someone else who is sick or injured trehalose (trih-HAH-loess) a sugar created by the resurrection plant vaccinations (vak-suh-NAY-shuhnz) shots given to protect people against a disease viruses (VYE-ruh-siz) tiny organisms that can cause disease Fr om A f r i can P l an t t o .
New York: Kingfisher, 2010. Lee, Dora. Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Nature. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2011. web sites Ask Nature: What Is Biomimicry? org/article/view/what_is_biomimicry Find out more about biomimicry with examples, links, and interesting video content. net Check out the latest news on the science of biomimicry, with links to other sites as well as information for those interested in choosing a career in the field. I N NO VATI O N S F RO M n atu r e 32 antibodies, 5, 6, 8 bacteria, 5 Benn, Hilary, 19 biomimicry, 13, 25, 26 Cambridge Biostability Limited (CBL), 14–15, 17, 26 cellular biologists, 26 Crowe, John, 11, 12–13, 14, 20, 21, 25–26 da Vinci, Leonardo, 26, 28 Department of Defense, 20–21 flu, 19 immune system, 5, 6 lycopods, 12 Mayo Clinic, 19 measles, 5, 24 platelets, 12–13, 20–21, 26 polio, 6–7, 24 resurrection plant cells, 11–12 description, 9–10 habitats, 9, 10–11 size, 9 “sleeping” state, 11 trehalose, 11–12, 25 water and, 11 Roser, Bruce, 14, 15–16, 26 smallpox, 6 StablePharma, 26 tetanus, 5, 19, 24 trehalose booster shots and, 22 cooking with, 22 nerve diseases and, 22 platelets and, 12, 20 resurrection plant and, 11–12, 25 sources of, 22 vaccines access to, 7, 19 antibodies and, 6, 8 booster shots, 22 costs of, 16–17 damage to, 17, 19 drying, 14–15, 26 flu, 19 immune system and, 6 injections, 8 refrigeration, 7–8, 16–17, 19, 22 Tdap, 19 transportation, 15–16, 17, 19 viruses, 5 whooping cough, 7, 19 World Health Organization (WHO), 6, 16, 17, 22 About the Author Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of nonfiction books and graphic novels for young readers.
Fr om A f r i can P l an t t o . . Va c c i n e P r e se r va t i ve Va c c i n e V i si o n a r i e s 29 Leonardo da Vinci is best remembered as an artist, but he was also a pioneer of biomimicry. I n no vati o n s F ROM n atu r e 30 antibodies (AN-ti-bah-deez) substances your body makes to fight infections and diseases bacteria (bak-TEER-ee-uh) tiny, single-celled living things that can either be harmful or useful biomimicry (bye-oh-MI-mi-kree) the practice of studying and copying nature’s forms and systems to solve human problems bonds (BAHNDZ) forms a physical connection between cells cells (SELZ) the smallest units of animals or plants immune system (i-MYOON SIS-tuhm) the system that protects your body against disease and infection platelets (PLATE-lits) disk-shaped bodies in the blood that form clots to prevent bleeding transfusions (trans-FYOO-zhuhnz) injections of blood from one person into the body of someone else who is sick or injured trehalose (trih-HAH-loess) a sugar created by the resurrection plant vaccinations (vak-suh-NAY-shuhnz) shots given to protect people against a disease viruses (VYE-ruh-siz) tiny organisms that can cause disease Fr om A f r i can P l an t t o .