Progressive" evolution and "totipotent" stem cells

The article analyses the role of metaphor and simile in representations of evolution and genetics in British and German popular science and media publications. It focuses on the metaphors of ProGress, aGency and PoTency which are used to interpret concepts such as �evolution�, �gene� and �stem cell�...

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Main Author: Andreas Musolff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos 2009-01-01
Series:Ibérica
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Online Access:https://revistaiberica.org/index.php/iberica/article/view/369