Random Analogies
The alogical beast-man
a: A man without logic ~
b: beast
What: "A man without logic is like a beast by the ring in its nose" The link lists a bunch of statements from the Vulcan perspective.
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Writer: Scroll of Surak
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Date: Oct 30 2011 10:50 AM
# 1459 Critique Analogy
4 Barrel Protein Gun?
a: Calmodulin ~
b: an assassin in your system
What: "So calmodulin is like an assassin in your system- it has lots of power over a variety of important regulators. This is one protein you don't want to mess around with..." A fun discussion of enzyme regulation by Ca++ binding.
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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 1 2013 11:56 AM
# 2843 Critique Analogy
For Cotton Seeds
a: fertilization ~
b: a complex square-dance
What:
"Fertilization is like a complex square-dance of cells moving about, dividing and changing; if any part
gets out of step, the likely result is a mote and not a viable seed. With fertilization, the genetic cycle is now
completed as the fertilized embryo contains a full complement of genetic material"
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Writer: Mac Stewart et al.
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Date: Mar 7 2015 2:33 PM
# 7473 Critique Analogy
