Random Analogies
A Geologic Vesicle
a: Vesicle ~
b: a mold
What:
"The word comes from the Latin for "little bladder." Vesicles that fill with minerals are called amygdules; that is, if a vesicle is like a mold, an amygdule is like a cast"
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Writer: Andrew Alden
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Date: Jan 1 2014 1:48 PM
# 4614 Critique Analogy
Within A Stroke
a: Macrophage ~
b: little mom
What: "Macrophages are like little moms going around and cleaning up the seemingly never-ending mess."A nice article discussing the physiology of a stroke.
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Writer: Kristine Krafts, M.D.
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Date: Feb 23 2014 8:11 PM
# 5054 Critique Analogy
a: cofactor ~
b: a lion without teeth
What:
"AN ENZYME WITHOUT A COFACTOR IS LIKE A LION WITHOUT TEETH"
So, by this reasoning cofactors are like teeth and an enzyme is like the mouth. That makes sense.
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Writer: Anthony Cirrincione
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Date: Aug 5 2014 8:20 PM
# 5994 Critique Analogy
a: Weathering ~
b: sculpting stone
What:
"Weathering is a pretty slow process, kind of like sculpting stone with a toothbrush. Something I've never actually tried but I can't imagine it being immediately effective. But, if you stick with it long enough, you might just get something done. "
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Writer: Not Stated
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Dec 6 2014 10:51 AM
# 6604 Critique Analogy
