Categories: Comparisons
An example of simile in popular science writing:
"…the cells that line the blood vessels, which stick out receptors like tiny hands that loosely grab the moving neutrophils…"
Catherine Carver
Carver, C. (2017). Immune. How your body defends and protects you. Bloomsbury Sigma. Read about this book: "Disease and immunity – a biological myth"
Read about examples of science similes
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.
