Scientists' Most Powerful Technologies Were Borrowed from Nature | The Conversation

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By Mark Zimmer | The Conversation August 10, 2021
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Major technological breakthroughs in science have been enabled by scientists and alumni, including ,Eric Betzig, and 

,Ի all made theoretical breakthroughs that have changed the world’s understanding of science.

Today big, game-changing ideas are less common. New and improved techniques are the . They allow scientists –  – to do our experiments faster than before, and they shine light on areas of science hidden to our predecessors.

Osamu Shimomura, right, with his wife, Akemi, and their children collecting jellyfish at Friday Harbor in the early 1960s.
Osamu Shimomura, right, with his wife, Akemi, and their children collecting jellyfish at Friday Harbor in the early 1960s. Shimomura was co-recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of Green Fluorescent Protein. Photo courtesy of Sachi Shimomura.

Three cutting-edge techniques – the gene-editing tool ,Ի – were all inspired by nature. Biomolecular tools that have worked for bacteria, jellyfish and algae for millions of years are now being used in medicine and biological research. Directly or indirectly, they will change the lives of everyday people. 

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