Our Cross Within: Laminin
As we all know, we have our own cross to bear.
But surprisingly, that doesn’t apply only to spiritual cross. There are literal, biomolecular crosses inside of us!
These guys are major proteins called laminins. According to Wikipedia, they are “… major proteins in the basal lamina also called the basement membrane, which is a protein network foundation for most cells and organs. The laminins are an important and biologically active part of the basal lamina, influencing cell differentiation, migration, adhesion as well as phenotype and survival.”
In short… these crosses take hold and sustain our cellular life, and consequently, holds our whole body together.
How do they look, you ask? Click on the following image to enlarge them and get your answer.
Quite neat, no?
Do watch the following clip from YouTube. The speaker, Louie Giglio, shares on how fearfully and wonderfully we are made.
You can’t possibly be not awestricken, now realizing that something so microscopic has a significant function which may be related to the One who died on the then-lowly wooden frame.
Have we offered our life to Jesus Christ, who sustains and nurtures it?
“…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.”
~ Col 1 : 16
Shared by: Shermaine Tham
Anthony Lie said,
September 16, 2009 at 6:00 pm
As expected from a CBC student… HAHAHA
shermaine tham said,
September 18, 2009 at 2:13 pm
EH , CBC YAY(:
IGGY sent me the video ! HAHA
Anthony Lie said,
September 20, 2009 at 1:55 pm
hahaha
looking forward to more posts!
one week of no mass and i missed it already
CSA 19th ExCo said,
September 20, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Well, it’s about time we posted more thoughts since the blog has been made public… we need help in that.
Why don’t YOU help us, Tonz? Share something.
david said,
October 15, 2009 at 9:16 am
its sumthing where u can seee that christ jesus is within us and is holding us toghter….its proved in his sayings in the bible and its proved now scientifiacallyy..Praise the Lord….:) awsummmm
Chris Plumley II said,
January 4, 2010 at 12:29 pm
“If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”