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The Miracle in the Cell Membrane

cell mem brane behaves like a bal loon: If too much water
enters the cell, its mem brane may rup ture split, in such a
way as to lead to the cell's death. For that rea son, cells
have been cre at ed with a mech a nism that pre vents too
much water from enter ing the cell, or too much being
pumped out. As a result of this mech a nism, a sound
exter nal shell that will not split remains around the cell.
When starch or other large mol e cule lies right out side
of the cell, the cell then loses water fast er than it's
absorbed, and the cell shrinks. In that case a need for
water aris es, due to chem i cal reac tions that take place
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inside that keep it alive. As you see, there is a del i cate
equi lib ri um in water's entry and depar ture from the
cell—a sys tem func tions that flaw less ly by the com pas -
sion of Allah—, with out any need for super vi sion from
us.

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