Page 265 - The Miracle in the Cell Membrane

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

one hand, while keeping itself open to it on the other. . . . The
way to establish a border that is both open and closed is by
forming a highly "specialized" connection equipped with very
great abilities. That connection must be . . . able to perform
selective and discriminatory functions. The substances and
level of energy needed by the cell must be easily transmitted,
and yet chemical processes taking place in the cell must
remain unaffected by instabilities and fluctuations in the out-
side world; they should not reach such levels that suppress
and impair these processes. To put it another way, the cell has
to be able to determine the various and different characteris-
tics of the outside world and natural environment and to make
selections among them. So long as external agents, whether
they be in the form of matter or energy, are not included in the
list of necessary items for the survival of the cell, the cell must
be capable of excluding them. . . .
In fact, the task that the cell (or evolution, to be more accurate)
is presented for resolution defines a paradoxical relationship.

THE CELL MEMBRANE'S SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY
CANNOT BE EXPLAINED BY ANY RANDOM PROCESS.
THAT FEATURE IS THE FLAWLESS ARTISTRY THAT OUR
OMNISCIENT LORD MANIFESTS IN ALL BEINGS.
Of vital importance to all life is the
Cell membrane way the cell membrane recognizes
the external environment, identifies
the cell's needs, can distinguish
whether substances about to enter
the cell are harmful and never
makes a mistake during that selec-
tion. Clearly, coincidental chemical
reactions and physical laws could
never provide the membrane of
unconscious fats and proteins, with
such conscious selectivity.

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