Page 33 - Atlas of Creation Volume 4

Harun Yahya

Stromatolites have a bacteria population of 3 bil-
lion per square meter. When these combine with

sediments and organic materials and gradually
grow to 10 million times their own size, they bu-
ild structures up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) in size. Sin-
ce they grow very slowly, a one meter stromato-
lite will be around 2,000 years old. 8

• Cyanobacteria are able to move in water without
using flagellae (the bacterial whip). The secret behind

the way these organisms can move without using any
body part has still not been adequately explained,
despite ongoing research for the last 20 years. The
hexagonal layer known as the “S layer,” which ma-
kes up the most external layer of the cell, is three-di-

mensional and symmetrical. This layer is thought to
play a role in cell movement. Because when the gene
“swm6,” which expresses that symmetry, is subjec- The picture

ted to mutation, the cell has been observed to be above shows im-
unable to move. 6 ages of the hexago-
nal and symmetrical
“S layer” in cyanobacteria
• Cyanobacteria are capable of manufacturing an-
from above and from the side.
ticarcinogenic, antiviral and UV-protective substan-
The theory of evolution has no meaning-
ces. These characteristics mean they are used in ge-
ful answer to the highly esthetic appear-
netic studies intended to benefit human beings. For
ance and symmetry in the architecture
example, the antiviral protein Cyaniovirin-N produ- of these living things. It is impossible

ced by the Cyanobacterium species Nostoc ellipsos- for this symmetry and flawless system to
porum neutralizes the HIV virus. This protein posses- come about by chance.
ses the ability to adhere to the oligosaccharide struc- The flawlessness in these tiny organisms
tures that enable the HIV virus to attach to the cells. clearly shows the creation of our
Studies on this subject are still being planned. 7 Almighty Lord, the sublime Creator.

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