WorldChanging has a short entry on how DNA replication processes are suggesting solutions for dealing with errors in production on the nano-scale level. The post includes a link to the source of the commentary and makes the following observation:

This kind of biomimicry is a bit less attention-getting than biomimetic architecture or industrial design, but may in the long run be among the most important developments in the field.

I’d say Jamais Cascio is dead on.