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THE MIRACLE OF HORMONES

rain, environmental pollution and many other problems facing the world
today come from chemical waste, we can better understand how efficient
endothelial cells are. The nitric oxide molecules do their job in only ten
seconds and afterwards disintegrate so that no dangerous side effects
occur from their accumulation in the body. All this means that endotheli-
al cells use the ideal method in the production of chemical products.
An industrial factory is the work of engineers and workers. The sys-
tems in this factory show the highly advanced technology of their
designers. The endothelium factory is the work of a superior Creator;
this microscopic factory, together with the other 100 trillion cells in our
body, clearly demonstrate the eternal knowledge of God.

The Messenger in Sperm

Another very important function performed on our behalf by this
molecule occurs in the first moment of our lives. First, we must notice
when we say "the first moment of our lives," we do not mean the moment
we were born. The first moment of our lives is the first moment of the one
cell that formed us, when the sperm united with the egg.
When the sperm and the egg meet, a number of incredibly complex
chemical operations begin, and as a result, an embryo is formed. But,
among the many details that are still unknown, there is an important
point that can be summarized in the words of Professor David Epel who
said, "Since the turn of the century, people have wondered exactly how
sperm-egg contact initiates development." 81
The research carried out to find the answer to this question has
shown that the messenger carried by NO initiates the wonderful process

in the mother's womb. Inside the sperm there is an enzyme called Nitric
Oxide Synthase (NOS). This enzyme begins to produce NO a few sec-
onds before fertilization with perfect timing. When union occurs, the ni-
tric oxide molecules in the sperm are dispersed within the egg; thirty

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