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Ashokan Kannarath
Dr.Ashokan Kannarath is presently working as a vice principal in a reputed college in Maharashtra. He completed his graduation and post-graduation in Calicut University, Kerala. He...ver másDr.Ashokan Kannarath is presently working as a vice principal in a reputed college in Maharashtra. He completed his graduation and post-graduation in Calicut University, Kerala. He is a doctorate in cytopathology of aging and has 28 years of teaching experience in zoology. His research area includes natural science, bioinformatics and biotechnology. He has published 53 research articles in national and international journals, and 10 books including Mc Millan, India. He is a life member of various scientific bodies including association of Indian Gerontology, All India Science Congress, All India Association of Educational Research, Member of Editorial board Journal of “Science Education Review”–Melbourne Australia, Editorial board member of Integrated Publishing Association and National advisory board member: International Journal of Physiology, Institute of Medico-legal Publication, New Delhi, to mention a few. He is awarded “Quality and excellence in academia-2006”, and recently “Best citizen of India” award 2013. He has guided many Ph. D works and thesis for graduate and postgraduate students. He is very much fond of biodiversity of Western ghat in India, especially rare medicinal plants and mammalian diversity. He has published many articles on biodiversity of mammals including lemurs in Madagascar Island.
This book is an outcome of his last many decades ardent observation of plants and animals in natural habitat. Janine M. Benyus, founder of Bioinformatics Institute is the inspiration behind this book. In this book he explained a lot of natural process, secrets and ideas from animals and plants for the designing various applications ranging from Velcro-Zip fastener to highly sophisticated robots. He has also introduced some research areas in biomimicry and biomimicry in molecular level. The chapter on “some case studies in biomimcry” and “biomimicry access points” is one more feather to this book. For the researcher the “further reading” section and “index” to the text is most valuable one.ver menos