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The Blood Is Like The Brain.....

a: Cytokine ~
b: neurotransmitter

What: "Cytokines are like neurotransmitters, they send chemical signals to other parts of the immune system."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: May 3 2013 11:45 AM



a: Aphasia ~
b: jar of sweets

What: "Aphasia is like having a jar of sweets, but you can't get the lid off! You know what you want to say, but the words are all jumbled up and cannot come out."

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Writer: Arlene Garrison
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 19 2013 2:37 PM



a: Biodiversity ~
b: a gigantic pharmacy

What: "Biodiversity is like a gigantic pharmacy. Consider plants: more than one-fourth of the drugs commonly used today were originally derived from plants. Animals are a potentially important source of medicines, too. In fact, you never know where a future medicine might pop up. Who would have thought that vampire bat saliva could be useful? No wonder researchers are looking to biodiversity to find treatments and cures for cancer, AIDS and a host of other diseases."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Oct 28 2013 7:47 PM



a: Super Bowl ~
b: movies

What:

"The Super Bowl is like movies: Both require good drama to be classics."

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Writer: Bill Goodykoontz
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Date: Jan 31 2015 8:12 PM



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