Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in popular science writing:
"Touching these receptors placates NK cells, inhibiting their killer ways. Stressed, infected cells display fewer of these normal receptors on their surface and in the absence of their calming presence the trigger-happy NK cells attack."
Catherine Carver
Carver, C. (2017). Immune. How your body defends and proects you. Bloomsbury Sigma. Read about this book: 'Disease and immunity – a biological myth'
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Tags: natural killer cells
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