Understanding Metaphors in the Life Sciences, Paperback/Andrew S. Reynolds

Written for a general audience interested in how metaphorical language and thinking is used by life scientists to conceptualize and understand subjects from molecular genetics and cell biology to evolution, ecology, and biomedicine. It reveals the positive and negative implications of metaphors for scientific theory, communication, and education. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Andrew S. Reynolds Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises; 15 Line drawings, black and white Number of pages: 150 Collection: Understanding Life Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 128 x 177 x 16 Cover type: Paperback / softback