Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in popular science writing:
"Cells, which had previously been aggressively independent individualists, discovered the advantages of communal life."
Andrew Scott
Scott, A. (1988). Vital Principles. The molecular mechanisms of life. Basil Blackwell.
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