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The Miracle in the Cell Membrane

imme di ate ly destroyed by neigh bor ing cells. But even
more aston ish ing is that not all the dead cells get cleaned
up. Tissues such as the lens of the eye con sist of dead
cells, but these are not elim i nat ed because they are nec es -
sa ry for the body. Some dead cells are delib er ate ly left in
place, because their func tions in the body are not yet fin -
ished. The tril lions of cells in the body decide which dead
cells to destroy and which to leave.
What gives a cell the aware ness to act on such a vital
deci sion? The answer is that all cells have been pro -
grammed in the ideal way for their organ ism to sur vive.
The author of that pro gram ming is our Lord, Whose
match less Cre a tion and omnis cience can be seen in every
detail of life.

Disposal of Harmful Substances and Dead
Cells

It is essen tial that cells be well cleaned of use less or
even harm ful pro teins. For exam ple, when cells need to
stop divid ing, they must destroy the pro teins that stim u -
lat ed that divi sion. If they do not do so, then uncon trolled
divi sion of cells leads to can cer. Thus, the cor rect pro teins
needs to be elim i nat ed at the right time. This proc ess is
impor tant in all areas from the fetus's devel op ment proc -
ess to the immune sys tem's defense against microbes.
Furthermore, pro tein decay takes place just about every -
where in the body, and these defective pro teins also need
to be cleaned away.

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