microbiome speaks many molecular languages

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An example of metaphor in public science discourse:

" The microbiome has so many different molecular languages that it speaks…"

Dr James Kinross

Dr James Kinross (Senior Lecturer in Colorectal Surgery and a Consultant Surgeon at Imperial College London) was speaking on an episode ('Allergies and the Microbiome') of BBC's 'Start the Week'

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.