Metaphors in search of a target: the curious case of epigenetics

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Metaphors in search of a target: the curious case of epigenetics

Carrying out research in genetics and genomics and communicating about them would not be possible without metaphors such as "information," "code," "letter" or "book." Genetic and genomic metaphors have remained relatively stable for a long time but are now beg...

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Main Authors:	Stelmach, Aleksandra, Nerlich, Brigitte
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2015
Subjects:	epigenetic metaphors media
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31648/

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