Random Analogies
Currency markets
a: Currency market ~
b: a thermometer
What: The link is a somewhat dated article about the South Africa Currency. The writer makes the comparison between the value of a currency and the state of a country's economic health. The currency can then become a thermometer measuring the health of that economy. The general reasoning in the article applies to all countries now and then.
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Writer: Jim Rogers
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Date: Mar 19 2011 5:33 AM
# 827 Critique Analogy
The Telomere Shield
a: Dna replication ~
b: a battle
What: "Telomeres are like shields and DNA replication is like a battle. Just think about it, what would happen if you were fighting in a battle without a shield? If there is an absence of telomeres, sections of DNA and sections of genes would be gone during replication. "
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Writer: Emily Fu-Sum
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Date: Feb 12 2012 11:49 AM
# 1697 Critique Analogy
Like A Vido Game.....
a: Reddit ~
b: Coruscant
What: "Reddit is like Coruscant. There are so many levels, and I will never be able to see everything. "
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Writer: Marc Watson
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Date: Nov 27 2012 5:22 PM
# 2489 Critique Analogy
a: methylation ~
b: annotation
What:
"DNA methylation is like the annotation on the instruction booklet that is our chromosomes. Each cell contains the same 'complete booklet' of genetic code, but through the release of chemicals, methylation tells each cell how to 'read' its own specific instructions," said Cedar, who has been a professor on Hebrew U's medical faculty since 1981.
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Writer: Chaim Cedar
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Date: Aug 19 2014 4:40 PM
# 6118 Critique Analogy
