An example of anrthropomorphism in popular science writing:
"Imagine two kinds of genes in the genome: some that have a function and make a protein, and others that just live to jump around and make copies of themselves."
"The only thing stopping these parasites is that if they get completely out of control, they would cause the death of their host, and over time they, too, will die."
Neil Shubin
Shubin, N. (2020). Some Assembly Required. Decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA. Oneworld Publications.
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Many examples of anthropomorphism are listed in 'Creative comparisons: Making science familiar through language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
