Tuesday, April 14, 2009

I am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

If you haven't seen this please take a few moments to read this and watch the video. It blows my mind! I AM FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE AND WE ARE HELD TOGETHER BY THE CROSS!

Colossians 1:15-17 (King James Version)

15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.




Laminin is a protein found in the extracellular matrix, the sheets of protein that form the substrate of all internal organs also called the basement membrane. It is the major non-collagenous component of the basal lamina, such as those on which cells of an epithelium sit.[1] It has four arms that can bind to four other molecules. The three shorter arms are particularly good at binding to other laminin molecules, which is what makes it so great at forming sheets. The long arm is capable of binding to cells, which helps anchor the actual organs to the membrane.
The laminin protein is made up of three polypeptide chains - α, β and γ, giving it a total of six "ends", accounting for a lot of its flexibility in connecting various molecules. Because of this, scientists who create biomaterials are extremely interested in the whole family of laminins[citation needed]. They are a family of glycoproteins that are an integral part of the structural scaffolding in almost every animal tissue. Laminins are secreted and incorporated into cell-associated extracellular matrices.
Laminin is vital to making sure overall body structures hold together.

LAMININ


2 comments:

Lisa said...

Isn't this great?! My son's teacher showed it to his class in school, and he was so impressed, I bought him the dvd for christmas. since then, we have hosted a few friday night vespers, showing it to family and friends. I've seen the video a number of times, and still shed tears when I watch it again.

Beth E. said...

I saw this a couple of weeks ago and it totally blew my mind! How awesome is our Father?!

Blessings...