Anatomical Glue
by Kathy Brown on September 10th, 2010 | 0 comments
Having two doctors in the family can be difficult sometimes. Dinner chit-chat has often involved unappetizing conversation. Who wants to hear about mucous, blood or, well, bodily functions when the salad course in front of you? Recently, a physician observation was brought to my attention that made up for all those rather unpleasant comments endured at the table.
The topic was laminins. Rather than dismiss the new vocabulary word as unrelated to anything “normal” people care about, I stayed tuned in. Wikipedia states: “Laminins are a family of proteins that are an integral part of the structural scaffolding of basement membranes in almost every animal tissue.” Laminins are what hold us together. Without them, we would fall apart. Peering through the lens of the laboratory microscope, this anatomical glue can be seen clearly. Each cell adhesion molecule is shaped like a cross.
The Designer of the Universe has created all things to point to Him. Before man was able to discover the intricacies of the body through medicine, the powerful Truth was written in Scripture for us. Colossians 1:15-17: “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created; things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.”
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