An example of metaphor in popular science writing:
"These lipids, therefore, have split personalities – the heads being strongly attracted to the watery environment both within and around cells, while the tails have no attraction whatsoever for the water, and so tend to be pushed away from watery regions wherever possible. How can the competing demands of this split personality both be met at the same time?"
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').
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Many examples of science metaphors are listed in 'Creative comparisons: Making science familiar through language. An illustrative catalogue of figurative comparisons and analogies for science concepts'. Free Download.
