Metaphors found in the press release accompanying the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (https://nobelprize.org)
| Term . | Metaphor . |
|---|---|
| Cells | Biological units bounded by membranes are enclosed rooms for stopping things leaving |
| Encoded | Information in DNA is a deliberate, secret pattern of meanings |
| Transferred | Information is a physical object which can be moved |
| Messenger | mRNA is a person who deliberately conveys information to a target |
| Template | A protein is a solid, deliberately created object used to draw copies of a shape or pattern |
| Culture | A group of biological cells is a large group of people with certain characteristics, behaviors, or traits in common |
| Transcription | Biological information can be read and written down in molecules |
| Step | A technological development is a specific bodily movement |
| Accelerated | Increasing the rate of progress is speeding up a physical motion |
| Fields | Scientific activity consists of organized, spatially divided, and purposed land |
| Took off | The use of this technology is a device for flight (e.g., a plane or rocket) |
| Roadblocks | Scientific development is a journey along a road |
| Ahead | Scientific development is spatially oriented and directed |
| Term . | Metaphor . |
|---|---|
| Cells | Biological units bounded by membranes are enclosed rooms for stopping things leaving |
| Encoded | Information in DNA is a deliberate, secret pattern of meanings |
| Transferred | Information is a physical object which can be moved |
| Messenger | mRNA is a person who deliberately conveys information to a target |
| Template | A protein is a solid, deliberately created object used to draw copies of a shape or pattern |
| Culture | A group of biological cells is a large group of people with certain characteristics, behaviors, or traits in common |
| Transcription | Biological information can be read and written down in molecules |
| Step | A technological development is a specific bodily movement |
| Accelerated | Increasing the rate of progress is speeding up a physical motion |
| Fields | Scientific activity consists of organized, spatially divided, and purposed land |
| Took off | The use of this technology is a device for flight (e.g., a plane or rocket) |
| Roadblocks | Scientific development is a journey along a road |
| Ahead | Scientific development is spatially oriented and directed |