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51. Receptors adhere selectively: microbes
"Successful establishment of infection by bacterial pathogens requires adhesion to host cells, colonization of tissues, and in certain cases, cellular invasion—followed by intracellular multiplication, dissemination to other tissues, or pers...
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52. Larvae adhere temporarily underwater: barnacles
"Cypris larvae of the barnacle Semibalanus balanoides leave proteinaceous footprints on surfaces during pre-settlement exploration. These footprints are considered to mediate temporary adhesion of cyprids to substrata and, as such, represent...
53. Vortex Generator
Watreco's water treatement products use the patented Vortex Generator and the technology platform VPT (Vortex Process Technology) to create energy-efficient, low-cost solutions for several water treatment problems. The system essentially works by...
54. Eggs protected from scratches and impacts: rainbird
In the eggshell of the egg of a rainbird, "The specially crystallised outer layer protects the egg, where it is laid in a gravel bed, against impact and scratches." (Yahya 2002:72)
55. Lunging after prey: dragonfly larvae
"Hydraulic linkages occur in a wide variety of biological systems…In addition, one can point to the predatory strike of dragonfly larvae, which lunge forward by squirting water out their anuses (Tanaka and Hisada 1980)…" (Vogel 2003:...
56. Swim bladder helps maintain buoyancy: ray-finned fish
"But the swimbladder must be filled from dissolved gases in the blood, and it must not lose gas through redissolution into the blood. So secretion of gas from blood into swimbladder faces a big barrier, and swimbladder gas will all too readily go ...
57. Downtown Condos
Sweeny Sterling Finlayson & Co Architects, or just &Co, and Parallax Investment Corporation are taking an abandoned office tower in downtown Toronto, Canada, and turning it into condominiums. These condominiums use a planning system they c...
58. Starlings weave herbs into nest.
"In preparation for nesting, male European starlings bring fresh green plants and weave them loosely into the nest, although once the eggs are laid they lose interest in this activity. In North America they preferentially select wild carrot (Daucu...
59. Waste recycling and upcycling
Waste Management, with its headquarters in Houston, Texas, is a company that manages waste throughout the United States and Canada. Previously focusing on garbage collection, Waste Management has been actively moving toward a goal of net zero wast...
60. Curli allow Salmonella to adhere to Teflon and stainless steel.
“Structurally and biochemically, curli belong to a growing class of fibers known as amyloids…Biofilm formation is a multi-step developmental process that includes at least five distinguishable steps: (a) reversible attachment, (b) irreversible...
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