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An example of metaphor in popular science writing:
"some mAbs are essentially naked, and work by painting a bullseye on the surface of cells they attach to, labelling them for destruction by white blood cells…"
Catherine Carver
Carver, C. (2017). Immune. How your body defends and protects you. Bloomsbury Sigma. (Read about this book: 'Disease and immunity – a biological myth')
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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.