Examples of similes adopted in opular science writing
"Proteins can act as gatekeepers of the cell…"
"Proteins can…act as chemical controllers"
"The proteins which perform these feats are not gates, but 'pumps'…"
"…proteins are the molecular 'labourers' of life…"
"act as freight vehicles transporting various chemicals around the body…as chemical messages which are sent from one cell to another"
"can act as defensive weapons…"
Andrew Scott
Scott, A. (1988). Vital Principles. The molecular mechanisms of life. Basil Blackwell. (read about this book: Making molecular mechanisms familiar –
A reflection on the pedagogy in Andrew Scott's 'Vital Principles').
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.
