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Yet such a state of affairs does not apply to the Escherichia coli in the
intestine. This bacterium divides in two once every 20 minutes, fol-
lowing which most of the bacteria that multiplied die. Were that not
the case, and if E. coli were doubling their numbers every 20 mi-
nutes, it would take only 43 hours for them to reaching a volume
large enough to cover the entire planet. Yet that never happens, be-
cause there is competition for food among the bacteria living there.

Those that lose are condemned to starve. In addition, many bacte-
ria are unable to withstand the antibiotics in the body. 54
A bacterial equilibrium is established in the intestines. Those
that survive constitute a number necessary for human digestion—a
number set out and determined in all human beings for millions of
years. Never have all these intestinal bacteria perished or multi-
plied in an uncontrollably, because these organisms have been spe-

cially created to be useful to human beings. Every detail, from their
numbers to the functions they perform, is desired and determined
by Allah. It is He Who provides this control, and Who plans where,
how and at what numbers they should stop.
Bacteria in the Tongue

We take nitrate into our bodies with various foodstuffs. When
nitrates enter the body, they lose an oxygen molecule and transform
into nitrites. But the ease with which nitrate turns into nitrate is a
cause of concern, since nitrites readily enter into chemical reactions HARUN YAHYA
and by bonding to amines absorbed with food, turn into a sub-
stance known as nitrosamine. (Amines are the general name given

to single-value hydrocarbons.) Nitrosamines produced in this way
are one of the main causes of serious diseases such as stomach can-
cer. (ADNAN OKTAR)

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