Categories: Comparisons
A metaphor used to explain science:
"The correct chemical name for aspartame is L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester. The 'methyl ester' part of the name means that this substance is a close chemical relative of the dipeptide L-asprtyl-L-phenylalanine."
Royston M. Roberts (1989) Serendipity. Accidental discoveries in science
