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THE MIRACLE IN THE CELL
Transport Within the Cell

Products made in the cell and their raw materials are transported
through channels called endoplasmic reticula (see Figure 4.1). The
ribosomes that carry out protein synthesis are generally placed near
this transport line, just as factories are built close to the highway and
docks for easier delivery of raw materials.

Smooth ER tubes b c
Vesicle

Newly formed
vesicle
Budding
vesicle
Ribosomes on the
endoplasmic reticulum
Cisternal spaces between
the rough endoplasmic
a
reticulum Cross section of rough ER tubes
0.5 μm
Figure 4.1
a) The endoplasmic reticulum, which facilitates transport of sub-
stances within the cell
b) Rough endoplasmic reticulum (with ribosomes)
c) Cross section of rough endoplasmic reticulum (with ribosomes)

The Cells' Packaging System
Clearly, every detail in the cell has been especially created by a
superior intelligence. For another example of this, look at the packag-
ing facilities within the cell.
One of the most important aspects in manufacturing any product
is packaging and transporting it to the consumer. Food especially must
be packaged in such a way to keep it from spoiling for as long as pos-
sible. While modern technology has found solutions to this problem
only in the last few decades, every one of the trillions of cells contains
a superior packaging, transportation, and storage system that has been
around for thousands of years, ever since man was first created.

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