Random Analogies

"Youth is like a fire
It crept forward.
A Spark at first
Growing into a flame
The brightening into a Blaze".

"Organelles are like isolated
test tubes Separate from
surrounding cytoplasm (cytosol)

Membranes regulate the flow of molecular traffic

Interior chemical environment
differs from cytoplasm [cytosol]
Organelles are like isolated
test tubes Unique mix of chemicals
(raw materials)

Unique set of enzymes
Specialized series of
chemical reactions"

"With its 250 million nerve fibres the corpus callosum is like an Autobahn for neural data connecting the two hemispheres."

"And it goes even further. When I said organic chemistry was artistic, I didn't mean just the subject itself, but also the process of learning organic chemistry. What do I mean by that? Well, let's just say, learning organic chemistry is like practicing piano (it's amazing how many times I've found myself making this analogy during my study of organic chemistry). It takes regular practice, often repetitive and seemingly tedious, to really nail down a concept."