Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism and metaphor in popular science writing:
"The AIDS virus subverts its host's cells. It forces them to make replicas of itself with an enzyme whose job it is to copy information from the invader's RNA into human DNA. Each new particle hides itself in a cloak of cell membrane into which it inserts a protein. This is the key to the infection as it fits into matched molecules on the surface of blood cells and opens the door to their interior."
Steve Jones
Jones, S. (1999). Almost Like a Whale. The origin of species updated. Doubleday.
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