angiogenesis
n=1
a: Angiogenesis ~
b: a single weed on a tennis court
What: "Drawing on his knack for folksy analogies, Folkman compares treating cancer to maintaining a tennis court. Laid out flat, the endothelial cells in an adult's blood vessels would cover an entire court surface, he says. Like clay, "normal endothelial cells almost never grow," hence are relatively invulnerable to antiangiogenic drugs. "Tumor angiogenesis is like a single weed growing on the court."
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Writer: Dr. Judah Folkman
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Apr 23 2014 4:51 PM
# 5457 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.