Categories: Comparisons, Pseudo-explanations
An example of metaphor and anthropomorphism in popular science writing:
"While our understanding of perforin is evolving, one theory is that it behaves like a Trojan horse. The cell responds to the initial hole-poking assault by trying to repair itself…At the same time that it pulls in the perforin holes, the cell unwittingly pulls in a family of protein-eating granzymes…"
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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