biodiversity
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The Eco Web
a: Biodiversity ~
b: a spider web
What: "Biodiversity is like a spider web in that even though the spider web is strong while it is intact, if it breaks it becomes weak. Biodiversity is the same way as a whole it is strong, but if elements of it break down the whole system becomes weaker."
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Writer: Mathew Winrow
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Date: Oct 28 2013 7:44 PM
# 4318 Critique Analogy
a: Biodiversity ~
b: a gigantic pharmacy
What: "Biodiversity is like a gigantic pharmacy. Consider plants: more than one-fourth of the drugs commonly used today were originally derived from plants. Animals are a potentially important source of medicines, too. In fact, you never know where a future medicine might pop up. Who would have thought that vampire bat saliva could be useful? No wonder researchers are looking to biodiversity to find treatments and cures for cancer, AIDS and a host of other diseases."
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 28 2013 7:47 PM
# 4319 Critique Analogy
a: Biodiversity ~
b: drama, comedy, or tragedy
What: "Evolution is typically viewed as something that has happened in the past,
or that it is a historical science. However, evolution is a process that is
happening today. Biodiversity is like a drama, comedy, or tragedy since it
is an evolutionary play that takes place in an ecological theater."
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Writer: Jim Taylor, UNH
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Date: Oct 28 2013 7:52 PM
# 4320 Critique Analogy
a: Biodiversity loss ~
b: a football tea with only tight ends
What: "The loss of biodiversity is like having a football team with only tight ends."
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Writer: Joanie Kleypas
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Date: Oct 28 2013 7:39 PM
# 4316 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.