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I Like Mustard.....
a: Antigen ~
b: mustard on a hot dog
What: "Making the antigen (and what it is attached to) more appealing to phagocytes. This is called opsonization. Antibody bound to the antigen is like mustard on a hot dog - the phagocytes will eat it with more relish."
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Writer: Drs. Foster & Smith
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Date: Apr 30 2013 12:40 PM
# 2805 Critique Analogy
Molecule As Language With Some Syntax
a: Antigen ~
b: noun
What: "Atlan and Cohen explain that 'the antigen is like a noun serving as the subject (or address) of the immune sentence, while the germline signals are like predicates'. Therefore, a 'chosen type of immune response is the outcome of concrete connection between antigen subject and germline predicate signals'." The link is an academic bitch fest on immune system paradigms and why the guy writing the essay is okay and the other guys are assholes. A classic example of what academia is really like.
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Writer: Atlan and Cohen
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Date: Apr 30 2013 12:45 PM
# 2806 Critique Analogy
Sensitive Immune Systems.
a: Antigen ~
b: a lightswitch to stadium lights
What: "Incredibly, it only takes about 200 molecules of an antigen to trigger systemic allergic reactions. An antigen is like a lightswitch to stadium lights, it only serves to trigger a massive immune reaction." This is probably one of the best analogies for the past year or so. The link is a general discussion about people with super sensitive immune systems.
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Writer: Garfish
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Date: Apr 30 2013 12:49 PM
# 2807 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.