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Harun Yahya

the root cells obey this hormone’s commands?
The way that unconscious plant cells communicate with one anoth-
er is a great miracle of creation.
Hormones have assumed duties inside the plant, as if they were
managers responsible for running a factory. Molecules too small to be
seen by the naked eye resolve with great expertise such complex ques-

tions as “Where should the sugar be carried? Where from? Which leaf will
grow old and drop off, and which new ones need to be nourished? How
long should the branches grow? Is it the accurate time to bloom?”
One of the 50 important varieties of hormone is gibberellin, which
controls branch growth. The hormone cytokinin acts on a more distant part
of the plant than does the hormone auxin. While auxin acts on the roots,
cytokinin influences the plant’s buds. It is agreed that this hormone is re-
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sponsible for the shape of the bud. An unconscious molecule produced
by unconscious plant cells is regarded as “responsible” for the production

of buds created with infinite wisdom!
The really astonishing property of these hormones, which manage all
the stages of photosynthesis, is that although they are not linked to any
central system, they behave in a seemingly conscious manner, as if they
received intelligent instructions from a single source.

The Miracle Called Auxin
Within a few years, a tiny seed planted in the ground becomes a bush

and then a tree the size of a human being, and within decades becomes a
giant plane tree. So what ensures the growth of the tree and its regular
and beautiful development?
Responsibility for the growth of an unthinking plant has been en-
trusted to another unconscious entity, the hormone auxin. Therefore, the
most auxin is found in the developing regions of the plant. Auxin behaves
with an astonishing awareness, establishing growth by directing the

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