/home/corante/public_html/pipeline/ en-us derekb.lowe@gmail.com 2011-03-17T06:26:55-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2011/03/17/block_that_metaphor.php Phillip Ball had an interesting piece recently over at Nature News, which touches on a subject that I've also thought about: when does metaphorical thinking help, and when does it hurt? (I've got a whole category on the blog on... 74909@/home/corante/public_html/pipeline/ Metaphors, Good and Bad 2011-03-17T06:26:55-05:00 http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2007/04/22/melting_keys_and_squishy_locks.php Pretty much the only thing that an interested lay person has heard about ligand binding is the "lock and key" metaphor. I'm not saying that you could walk down the sidewalk getting nods of recognition with it, but if someone's... 72244@/home/corante/public_html/pipeline/ Metaphors, Good and Bad 2007-04-22T20:19:20-05:00