fibroblast
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The Lazy Molecule....
a: Fibroblast ~
b: French workers on strike
What: Fibroblasts, for instance, make up the "mattress" of the skin and help generate the collagen that keeps young skin thick and supple. As we age, however, those same cells grow sluggish. "Fibroblasts are like French workers on strike," explains Dr. Georges Roman, a French plastic surgeon who practices in London. "They spend most of the time doing nothing, but if you give them a reason, they'll get back to work."
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Writer: Dr. Georges Roman
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Date: May 7 2013 5:10 PM
# 2976 Critique Analogy
Things Go Together...
a: Fibroblast ~
b: nature’s stitches
What: "Fibroblasts are like nature's stitches. They automatically react to bond wounds like little threads and doctors rolled into one."
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Writer: S.E. Smith
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Date: May 7 2013 5:13 PM
# 2977 Critique Analogy
a: myofibroblast ~
b: cellular staple
What:
"Thus the myofibroblast is like a cellular staple holding the contracted scar tissue in position until, later, it becomes cocooned in collagen and the tissue is ..."
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Writer: I Grierson
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Date: Nov 11 2017 12:35 PM
# 11615 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.