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Science’s View

March 1, 2016 4 Comments

Science’s View

By Christos Tsagkaris

I will tell you a story hidden in the depths of living matter. Cities built with the very elements of life, spread so as to fulfill a mission. Some of them are inhibited by soldiers or workers and others by rebels leading revolutions.

But all of a sudden when cities fulfill their purpose, chains are attached to their walls. This is a signal of condemnation in their tiny world signifying that marked cities are to be destroyed in a blazing hurricane.

However, people study life through science. And thus they call the cities proteins, the rebels catalysts, and the degradation ubiquitination.

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  1. Bobby Warner says

    March 1, 2016 at 9:24 am

    Great analogies in this somewhat philosophical story. Good job.

    Reply
    • Christos Tsagkaris says

      March 1, 2016 at 11:30 am

      Thank you! That’s a great idea too!

      Reply
  2. Mike Haran says

    March 1, 2016 at 10:29 am

    And then you could take it up a level and call cities countries or empires and call it world history

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    • Christos Tsagkaris says

      March 1, 2016 at 11:32 am

      Thank you for reading and commenting! It seems that physical and human environment present various similarities…

      Reply

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