Janine Benyus Quotes & Sayings

“Conserving habitats is a wellspring for the next industrial revolution.”

“Nature works with five polymers. Only five polymers. In the natural world, life builds from the bottom up, and it builds in resilience and multiple uses.”

“Biologically inspired materials could revolutionize materials science. People looking at spider silk and abalone shells are looking for new ways to make materials better, cheaper, and with less toxic byproducts.”

“Organisms don't think of CO2 as a poison. Plants and organisms that make shells, coral, think of it as a building block.”

“Everyone is trying to jump on the biomimic bandwagon. But a cork floor is not biomimicry. Neither is using bacteria to clean water.”

“Life solves its problems with well-adapted designs, life-friendly chemistry and smart material and energy use.”

“Water is at the center of every chemical reaction, and therefore should be the earth's most precious gift.”

“For businesses, biomimicry is about bringing a new discipline - biology - to the design table. It's not to write an environmental impact statement, as most biologists in business do right now.”

“There are literally as many ideas as there are organisms.”

“The truth is, natural organisms have managed to do everything we want to do without guzzling fossil fuels, polluting the planet or mortgaging the future.”