Categories: Comparisons
An example of simile used in popular science writing:
"…since the genetic control regions are specific to tissues, like a thermostat in a room, a change in one organ won't effect any others."
Neil Shubin
Shubin, N. (2020). Some Assembly Required. Decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA. Oneworld Publications.
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Many examples of science similes are listed in 'Creative Comparisons: Making Science Familiar through Language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
