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<title>THE BABY'S "WATER OF LIFE" AND THE FIRST BREATH</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amniotic fluid is specially produced for the baby; it ensures that the organs are prepared to function after birth. The baby, as it were, practices with the amniotic fluid to become accustomed to the outside world by regularly ingesting it. In this way, its tongue begins to perceive bitter, sweet, salty and sour tastes. Afterward, the saliva glands begin to function. The amniotic fluid ingested by the foetus begins to prepare the intestines for their absorptive function, and it makes the kidneys function by creating the necessity for the constant filtration of this same fluid from the blood. The fluid absorbed from the kidneys is transmitted back again to the amniotic fluid, without contaminating it, because the kidneys have the ability, distinct from their later function, to filter and sterilize the fluid ingested by the baby. And this fluid, as when you clean a swimming pool, is continually purified with the help of a few other fluids.
In the same period along with these developments, digestive fluids begin to be secreted in the stomach in order that the digestive system may be fully prepared.&nbsp;1 And the cells in the baby's newly formed intestines acquire the ability to distinguish between sugars and salts and later to return particular waste products to the mother's blood. In this way, both the intestines and the kidneys are put into action. The amniotic fluid is ingested by the intestines of the foetus once every three hours, that is, eight times a day and is returned to the mother via the blood. As much fluid as is ingested is released to the pool of amniotic fluid both from the mother's womb and from the lungs and kidneys of the foetus where it is produced. In this way, the amount of this fluid, so vitally important for the foetus, remains constant. Because of this perfect system, the digestive system of the foetus is put into operation without any harm to the foetus.
The amniotic fluid not only prepares the digestive system for the post-birth period, but also ensures that the baby may move more comfortably in the mother's womb. The foetus floats in this fluid like a rowboat tied up in a harbour. In this state it can move very securely in the mother's womb. At the same time, this fluid protects the foetus from any physical trauma from outside. Pressure applied on the fluid from any direction is dispersed equally in every direction protecting the foetus from any harmful effects. For example, if the mother runs, the jolts produced have no effect on the baby; it is like a cork shaken in a container filled with water. The most perfect protective system possible has been created for the foetus; every kind of danger has been foreseen and precautions taken.
The presence of amniotic fluid is also important for the health of the mother. This fluid fills the whole womb, so as the foetus grows and gains weight, no pressure is exerted on the womb itself. If this fluid were not present, the growing foetus would weigh the uterus down and the counter-pressure exerted by the uterine walls would make the normal development of the foetus impossible.
This special fluid provides another vital necessity for the foetus: a constant temperature. It is known that fluids distribute heat evenly. The amniotic fluid is recycled continually and has a constant temperature. The heat needed for the development of the foetus is distributed equally in every direction.
If there is a single problem with the production of this fluid, with its continuous purification or the adjustment of its volume, the natural development of the foetus is impaired. For example, if the amount of amniotic fluid is less than required, or if it is not present at all, a series of abnormalities begins to appear. Limbs wither and become deformed, joints fuse, skin loosens and, because of pressure, the face is deformed. The most serious problem is that the development of the lungs is impeded and the baby dies immediately after birth. 2
All this shows us that from the first human being until now, the production of amniotic fluid has continued flawlessly. Without it, a baby could not develop in its mother's womb. This fact completely discredits the evolutionists' claim that development occurs stage by stage over a period of time. If one single stage in the creation of a new human being did not occur, for example, as we said just now, if the production of amniotic fluid were deficient, birth could never take place and the human race would never have come into existence. Therefore, it cannot be claimed that amniotic fluid began to be produced over a period of time when the need for it arose. This fluid must exist along with the baby. It is impossible to claim that such a fluid, which has such important functions, was formed in a moment by chance. To say that a complex organism came to exist in a moment is to say that this organism was created. It is impossible for chance actions to calculate, determine needs, to select the things appropriate for these needs and apply them at the right time and in the right place. 
It is clear that God creates the amniotic fluid and the systems to which it is connected. He too determines the amount of amniotic fluid required.

God knows what every female bears and every shrinking of the womb and every swelling. Everything has its measure with Him. (Qur'an, 13: 8)



Preparations for the First Breath
After birth the most important thing for the baby is to breathe; it is necessary that the lungs, which had never known air before, fill with it and start to breathe. The baby, who had previously received oxygen from the mother's blood, must now take it from the air with his own lungs. And in a miraculous way, the lungs, when had never taken a breath before the first moment of birth, begin to breathe quite normally. 
At the moment the baby is born, God creates everything in readiness and ensures that the preparation of the lungs has been completed as required. For the preparation of the lungs, the diaphragm comes into play; it is located between the stomach and the rib cage. The diaphragm begins to function towards the sixth month of pregnancy. At first it expands and contracts intermittently several times an hour, but after birth it will do this continuously. 
It can be seen from this that the baby is constantly under special protection, but it must be remembered that this is not the mother's protection. As the foetus develops, the mother carries on her normal life; none of the changes in her body are under her control. Even if she wanted to intervene, she could not. All these developments occur by the eternal power of our Lord. God has created all the things required for a child to come into the world as a normal human being in the most wonderful way. All the needs of the baby while it is in the foetus stage are met, and the mother is spared the necessity of thinking about what she must do to bring the baby into the world and ensure that the baby will survive.
Even if she thought about doing something to this end, there is nothing she could do. For example, taking waste material from the body of the foetus into her own kidneys, purifying it and discharging it are things which no mother could do on her own. It is God Who determines all the needs for a new human being to come into the world and constructs the system in the way that will best respond to these needs. (For further reading, see Harun Yahya &ldquo;The Miracle of Human Creation&rdquo;)

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1. Flanagan, G.L. (1996). Beginning Life. Dorling Kindersley, London. p. 64.
2. Science et Vie, (March, 1995). No.190. p. 112-113. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>07.07.2008</pubDate>
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<title>THE PLACENTA: THE BRIDGE OF LIFE</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Life support systems produced by the latest technology, used in most hospitals and valued at millions of dollars, are primitive and nearly useless when compared with a piece of flesh weighing only a few kilograms. This piece of flesh is the placenta, called by scientists &quot;the real hero of birth&quot;. 1
At a particular time the embryo begins to take nutrients, oxygen and other material from the mother's blood. The placenta, which is created to supply all the needs of the developing foetus, acts as a bridge ensuring the passage of this material between the mother and the foetus (From the beginning of the third month, the embryo is called a foetus). The placenta is filled with soft blood vessels which will carry to the baby the nutrient material seeping from among the trophoblast cells; it sends all this nutrient material, oxygen, and important minerals such as iron and calcium that come from the mother, first to the umbilical cord and then to the capillary vessels of the foetus. Moreover, the placenta not only ensures the supply of nutrients needed for the metabolism of the foetus, it also chooses and transports to the foetus the nutrients needed for the formation of its tissues.&nbsp;2&nbsp; Amino acids are required by the foetus for all kinds of syntheses (carbohydrates, nucleic acids the building blocks of DNA, fats, etc.) The placenta selects these elements and takes them from the mother's blood. This is generally done by special carriers. It stores the elements, uses what is necessary for itself and sends a portion of them into the blood of the foetus. Besides the nutrients, ions pass through the placenta; two of these are especially important for the foetus, and it is necessary that they be stored in large quantities. Of these, one is iron, needed to increase the blood volume; the other is calcium, required for the development of the bones. The transfer of these elements is particularly effective: even if the mother has consumed little iron, the placenta extracts the amount required from the mother's blood, supplies the baby's needs and protects it from every kind of danger. 3
The placenta also expertly performs the reverse operation, carrying waste material from the foetus to the mother's blood.
It must not be forgotten that the placenta, which we have described as &quot;choosing&quot;, &quot;taking&quot;' &quot;storing&quot; and &quot;carrying&quot; is a tissue composed of cells. It is the placenta which performs all the activities denoted by the verbs listed above; for example, it knows that there is a need for iron, and it is able to choose the element iron from among other substances and it knows how the iron it selects will be used. It is not a human being which has this knowledge but a collection of cells called the placenta. The cells which constitute the placenta recognize the material they need and are able to select it, and the fact that a cell can recognize an element is surely a miracle. In addition to recognizing this element, it is even more miraculous that it can take the appropriate material in the required amount and carry it to a particular location. The information given so far and that will follow must always be appreciated with this in mind.
The events that occur in the miracle of human creation indicate a consciousness displayed by the cells, and by the molecules and atoms that produce the cells. Indeed, this consciousness does not belong to any of them, but to God Who creates them and inspires in them the functions that they are to perform.
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Other Vital Functions of the Placenta
The umbilical cord, which joins the foetus to the placenta has three blood vessels and looks like a long rope. One of these blood vessels is called the umbilical vein. It sends blood containing nutrient material and oxygen from the placenta to the baby. The other two of these vessels are called the umbilical arteries which transport blood containing carbon dioxide and waste produced from the nutrient material from the baby to the placenta.
Due to the strong and flexible structure of the umbilical cord, it does not coil and cramp easily. It is very important that there be no problem with the delivery of blood. Moreover, the flexible structure of the cord makes it possible for the baby to move. 
One of the most important functions of the placenta is to secrete the hormones (eg. oestrogen and progesterone) required by the foetus. Of these hormones, progesterone has a special effect on decreasing the contractility of the uterus in the mother's body and gives physical support to the baby. In order for the baby's development to continue, it makes possible the formation of the most comfortable environment. Moreover, it allows the development of the milk glands in the mother's breasts and, at the right time, helps in the production of milk. Besides this, it gives support by boosting the mother's metabolism, thus contributing to her health and comfort. 
Together with all these functions, the placenta ensures that the baby is immune to any infections that may occur in the last three months of the pregnancy. 
What we have described up to this point are only a few of the functions undertaken by the placenta during the development of the baby. And, in everything that we have described here, there is an unimaginable amount of detail. Every system depends on the functioning of many complex chemical operations. 
Moreover, every new research conducted about the development of the foetus reveals a new function that the placenta performs on behalf of the baby. But in all this there is a common point. Every activity of the placenta binds the mother and the embryo to each other in a perfectly harmonious union. This union is of the greatest importance because, if even one of the balances ensured in the mother's body were to be upset, the embryo could not survive.
The fact that an organ formed from cells is aware of the needs of a living thing, determines what is needed and acts with the knowledge of how to supply the need; and the fact that this organ can produce the required material in the correct proportion, select and appropriate it from outside; in short, that such an organ can display conscious activity is not something that it can do by its own unaided efforts. For example, if a human being were required to perform the same function, he would not be able to do it. 
But these duties that a human being cannot perform, can be effected efficiently and flawlessly by this organ we call the placenta. And the placenta of every one of the millions of human beings who have lived throughout thousands of years has demonstrated the same deep awareness and perfect performance. Indeed, the perfect structure of the placenta and its conscious activities are the result of God's creating it with all of these characteristics. To claim the opposite would be to step beyond the limits of intelligence. With the excellent design that He has created in the human body, God shows us His incomparable art, and commands us in the Qur'an to consider these truths: 

He is Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between them, so worship Him and persevere in His worship. Do you know of any other worthy of His Name? Man says, &quot;When I am dead, will I then be again raised to life?&quot; Does not man recall that We created him before when he was not anything? (Qur'an, 19: 65-67)

(For further reading, see Harun Yahya &ldquo;The Miracle of Human Creation&rdquo;)
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1.&nbsp; Intimate Universe, The Human Body, vol. 1, 1998, British Broadcasting Corporation.
2.&nbsp; Guyton, A.C. &amp; Hall, J.E. (2000) Textbook of Medical Physiology, (10th ed.). Harcourt International Ed., PA. p. 946.
3.&nbsp; Science et Vie, March 1995, No.190, pp. 119-120. ]]></description>
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<title>THE FIRST FOOD OF THIS WORLD: MOTHER'S MILK</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ From the moment a baby opens its eyes to this world, its body must adapt to a new life. Every factor to facilitate this adaptation has been put into effect during and after the pregnancy. The clearest example of this is the stage of the formation of mother's milk.
The formation of the milk is provided by the mother's hormones. The production of milk is connected basically to a hormone called &quot;prolactin&quot; produced by the anterior pituitary gland in the brain. During pregnancy, the progesterone and the oestrogen hormones produced by the placenta prevent prolactin from being activated and producing milk. But the placenta is discharged after birth causing the level of progesterone and oestrogen in the blood to fall; after this, prolactin comes into action and contributes to the formation of milk. Because of this communication among the hormones, such a valuable nutrient as mother's milk is prepared exactly at the moment when the baby needs it. This is indeed a momentous exchange of information. While the placenta is in the body, it performs vital tasks but at the right time it must be ejected. This brings with it a very important development for human life. In the stages of human creation all the things that take place complement one another. Certainly, these are clear proofs that every human being has been constructed by a supreme power.
And these stages continue after the baby has come into the world. The production of milk by the mother increases according to the baby's need for nourishment. In the first days, up to 50 g. is produced; in the sixth month, the production may be as high as one litre. Those scientists who have tried to find the formula for mother's milk have been unsuccessful after long investigations because there is no standard type of mother's milk. In every mother's body, milk is produced according to the needs of her own baby, and this milk nourishes the baby in a way that no other extraneous nourishment can. Research has shown that the antibodies, hormones, vitamins and minerals in mother's milk are determined by the needs of the baby.
The Difference Between Mother's Milk and Other Nutrients
The use of nutrient material other than mother's milk does not completely meet the needs of the baby. For example, no other nutrient material contains the antibodies required for the baby's immune system. 
Cow's milk is considered to be the classic nutrient material for babies. When we compare it with mother's milk, we can better understand the superiority of the latter. In cow's milk there is a higher amount of casein than in human milk. Casein is a protein found in coagulated (sour) milk. This material breaks down into larger pieces in the stomach making digestion difficult. For this reason, cow's milk is harder to digest than mother's milk. The fact that little of this material is found in mother's milk makes the baby's digestion easier.
These two kinds of milk are also different with regard to the composition of amino acids. Due to this difference in composition, the total number of amino acids present in the plasma of a baby fed with cow's milk is greater; the level of some amino acids is too high while the level of others is too low. This has negative effects on the nervous system and, because of the higher protein content, places an extra burden on the kidneys. 
Another factor that makes mother's milk different is its sugar content. In mother's milk and cow's milk there is the same kind of sugar-lactose. But the amount of lactose in human milk (L / 7g) is different from that in cow's milk (L / 4.8g). Besides, the large coagulated particles of cow's milk pass much more slowly through the small intestine. For this reason, high amounts of fluid and lactose, which are very important, are absorbed in the first section of the small intestine. Coagulated particles of mother's milk (unlike those of cow's milk) pass through the small intestine easily, and lactose and fluid reach the large intestine. In this way, a healthy intestinal structure develops. The second advantage of the great quantity of lactose found in human milk is that it ensures the synthesis of a material called &quot;cerebroside&quot;, which plays an important role in the construction of the essential structures of the nervous system.
Despite the fact that the fat level in mother's milk and cow's milk is almost the same, the quality of those fats is different. The linoleic acid in mother's milk is the only fatty acid required in the nourishment of the baby.
Another factor that distinguishes mother's milk is the amount and proportion of the salt and minerals it contains. For example, in cow's milk the amount of calcium and phosphorus is high; but the ratio of calcium to phosphorus in cow's milk makes it difficult to digest properly. Phosphorus can combine with calcium in the digestive tract and actually prevent the absorption of calcium. Therefore, if a baby is given cow's milk in the first days of its life, the way can be opened to certain abnormalities due to a drop of the level of calcium in the blood. 1
Apart from this, human milk is 50% iron. Because cow's milk contains a much lower proportion of this mineral, babies fed on cow's milk can develop anaemia linked to iron deficiency.
Richness in vitamins is another factor that makes mother's milk indispensable for the baby. From the point of view of the vitamins they contain, mother's milk and cow's milk are quite different. Despite the fact that the level of vitamin A is the same, the level of vitamins E, C and K is higher in mother's milk. The amount of vitamin D in mother's milk is sufficient for the baby's needs.
Mother's Milk Protects the Baby at Every Stage
A baby coming into the world from the protected, bacteria-free womb of its mother must fight against several bacteria in the external world. One of the most important features of mother's milk is that it protects the baby from infections. The protective cells (antibodies) that pass from the mother's milk to the baby cause the baby to start fighting against bacteria it had never known before, as if it had actually been informed. The antibodies contained in great quantities in the form of mother's milk called &quot;colostrum&quot;, which is secreted in the first few days after birth, perform an especially protective function.
This protection that mother's milk provides for the baby (protection from slight infections to very serious ones), is vitally important for the first few months, and its benefits increase in proportion to the period of breast feeding.
The benefits to the baby of mother's milk become more evident every passing day. One of the things scientists have discovered about mother's milk is that it is highly beneficial for a baby up to two years of age. 2
The importance of this recent discovery was revealed to us 14 centuries ago:

We have instructed man concerning his parents. Bearing him caused his mother great debility and the period of his weaning was two years: &quot;Give thanks to Me and to your parents. I am your final destination.&quot; (Qur'an, 31: 14)

(For further reading, see Harun Yahya &ldquo;The Miracle of Human Creation&rdquo;)
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1&nbsp; Irfan, Hwaa, Health in Islam, Mother's Milk; www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Issues/Health/Mothers_Milk.htm
2&nbsp; Russell, R.D. Design in Infant Nutrition; http://www.icr.org/pubs/imp/imp-259.htm ]]></description>
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<pubDate>07.07.2008</pubDate>
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<title>MAN: THE LIVING MACHINE</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The human body, a totally separate world of its own, resembles a living &ldquo;machine.&rdquo; Inside that machine there is equipment with a technology far superior to any advanced technology outside, specialized elements displaying consciousness, by the will of Allah, fully equipped soldiers and many other systems. It is our Lord, Almighty Allah, Lord of the Worlds, who creates this order in the systems in the body and the sublime design visible at every point. 
BRAIN / COMPUTER
Every nerve cell possesses special units for transmitting data. All by itself, the brain is capable of performing the work of 4.5 million transistors that permit the transmission of data by the microprocessor in a good computer. This figure is very low compared to the 10 billion nerve cells engaged in the electrical exchange of information in the brain. In addition, while the brain is able to perceive taste and smell signals, there is as yet no product of industry capable of doing this. 
MUSCLE AND BONE / CENTRAL HEATING-AIR CONDITIONING
The movement of the muscles warms the body in cold weather. In this way the muscles are able to provide 90% of body heat. Perspiration, on the other hand, functions as an ideal cooling mechanism in the event of overheating. These two complementary systems work to keep the body temperature stable under all circumstances. This system works much faster, and with much better results, than any central heating or air conditioning system.
HORMONES / THE MAIL SYSTEM
Everything in the body is in a state of communication. Many messages consist of hormones, made up of large molecules. There is no destination address on the message packet carried by hormones, which travel freely through the circulatory system and neurons. Yet, the package still reaches its destination because the organs to open it are equipped with special receptors to capture these messages. 
KIDNEYS/ PURIFICATION FACILITIES
Thanks to up to a million mini-filters known as nephrons, the human kidney filters 140 liters of blood a day.&nbsp; Over the course of 80 years around 1 deciliter a minute (one-tenth of a liter) is constantly subjected to this filtration process. Processing facilities, used for industrial wastes, have a greater capacity than that of kidneys. However, their life spans are incomparably shorter. Moreover, the structure of the substances being filtered is much simpler than that of blood. The kidney has a far more complex and efficient system than any filtration facility 
THE HEART / PUMPING SYSTEMS
The heart starts beating while still in the mother&rsquo;s womb and works non-stop at a rate of 70-200 beats a minute throughout one&rsquo;s life. It rests for at least half a second between beats. It beats approximately 10,000 times a day. At the time of resting, the heart of someone weighing 60 kilos pumps an average of 6.5 liters of blood. During one&rsquo;s life time the heart pumps enough blood to fill 500 swimming pools with a volume of 300 m3. Man-made pumping systems are unable to function as efficiently without requiring any maintenance. 
ARM / LEVER
The arm works like a lever. It uses the elbow as a fulcrum and establishes movement by stretching and contracting the muscles. Levers operate on the same principle. Yet, Levers have to show the same effort no matter what weight is involved, whereas the arm muscles are capable of adjusting their contraction accordingly. 
EYE / CAMERA
The retina layer in the eye is the most light-sensitive of all known materials. Different types of light-perceiving cells are arranged so as to provide the best image of the field of vision. The eye also focuses automatically and adjusts its sensitivity according to the intensity of light outside. Such features make the eye far more superior to any camera or photographic equipment in the world.
EAR / HI-FI
Hairy cells in the human inner ear convert vibrations in the air into electrical signals, like a microphone. The ear only perceives sounds between frequencies of 20-20,000 Hz. This range is the ideal specially selected for human beings. If the human hearing range had been any wider, we would be able to detect the footsteps of an ant walking on the ground or the high-frequency sound waves in the atmosphere. Living in such a constant state of noise would mean that human beings would never enjoy neither peace nor comfort. 
IMMUNE SYSTEM / ARMY
Our organisms are being protected by some 200 billion lymphocytes (white blood corpuscles). These have intelligence systems, lethal weapons and particular war strategies, similar to that of soldiers. Nevertheless, no army in the world is as accurate, flawless, and successful as the immune system. (Harun Yahya, SIGNS OF GOD Design in Nature)
CELL / ENGINE
In terms of fuel, the cell is a very economical engine. It burns small molecules namely ATP as fuel. The efficiency it maintains in using these molecules is greater than that of any engine. The cell also performs various and highly complex functions which technological devices are not able to perform. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>17.06.2008</pubDate>
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<title>THE PERFECT CREATION IN THE VOICE BOX (LARYNX)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Just as in the entire universe, miraculous systems that are created by our Lord exist also within the human body. One of these systems, the voice box or larynx is one of these superior miracles of creation. The voice box is the name given to the part of the windpipe, or trachea, that opens to the mouth, or oral cavity. Right at the entrance of the larynx are located the vocal cords. Thanks to the muscles that govern them, these cords can assume different shapes and as a result, we can make various sounds, including speech.
One reason why other living beings can not make sounds like human beings is that their voice boxes are located at a higher part of the mouth cavity than in human beings. The human larynx is lower in the windpipe than in any other animal, including monkeys. Thanks to this position, the breath coming out of the lungs is transformed by the voice box into a wide variety of different sounds.
Evolutionists fail to answer many questions. But when they try to explain them by offering the thesis of &ldquo;selection of advantageous traits through natural selection,&rdquo; at this point, they face another deadlock&mdash; for the lower position of the voice box is by no means a physical advantage. Due to this position, the food we eat may easily get into the windpipe and choke us, or the liquids we drink may accidentally get into the lungs. 
In order to prevent this, while we are eating or drinking anything, a &ldquo;little tongue&rdquo; has been created that closes the voice box. When we try to eat or drink something and speak at the same time, these two actions interfere with each other and&mdash;as each you have certainly experienced during your life&mdash;we develop an immediate cough. But animals have a different system. The windpipes of animals&mdash;of monkeys, for instance&mdash;is higher up in their throat. For this reason, whatever food they swallow never gets into their windpipe and consequently, they do not run the risk of choking.
Despite our dangers and difficulties in taking nutrition, our unique voice box structure allows for speech. The constant risk of getting food into the windpipe, on the other hand, is eliminated by reflexes gained during infancy and by an organ called the uvula, which is a little flap of tissue. Briefly, this lower position for the voice box&rsquo;s structure is unique to human beings. 
Evolutionists, of course, assert that natural selection has &ldquo;chosen&rdquo; the more advantageous structure over time, but the &ldquo;more advantageous&rdquo; larynx would only result in incoherence. But the true situation is exactly the opposite, and entirely at variance with the evolutionary rationale. This &ldquo;odd fact&rdquo; is something that Charles Darwin tried to explain away:

&ldquo; . . . [it]s an odd fact that every food and liquid we swallow has to pass over the opening to the windpipe with the risk of slipping into our lungs.&rdquo;&nbsp; (Darwin C.1859 On the Origin of Species, Facsimile edition. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, p. 191.)

When we examine the features of the voice box, we discover a miracle of creation with details that have been meticulously calculated. The voice boxes of babies are positioned higher up in the throat than in adults. This way, the infants can breathe while suckling, without running the risk of getting their mothers&rsquo; milk down into the windpipes and lungs. Yet before the infant gains the ability to speak, this voice box&mdash;which is up until now has been a hindrance for speech&mdash; lowers itself in the throat. In other words, it develops in the right way just at the right time. 
This example once again reveals that human beings enjoy a perfect creation. Allah, the Lord of all the universes, the One Who creates Man, Grants him a body proper for its needs, Protects babies against choking, and Lets them speak by placing their voice box at the right position with an ideal timing. . In one verse, Allah proclaims: 

&quot;He created Man and taught him clear expression.&rdquo; (Surat ar-Rahman: 3)
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<pubDate>04.05.2008</pubDate>
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<title>HOW DOES THE HUMAN BODY GROW PROPORTIONALLY?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Thousands of chemical and physical events take place in the depths of the body outside the individual&rsquo;s knowledge and will. For example, human beings cannot decide on their height or the size of their organs. It is the growth hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that does this, under Allah&rsquo;s inspiration. The growth process takes place in two different ways. Some cells increase their volume. Some cells divide and multiply. Growth hormone acts on all the body&rsquo;s cells. Every cell understands the meaning of the message reaching it from the pituitary gland. If it needs to grow, it grows, and if it needs to divide and multiply, that is what it does. For example, a newborn baby&rsquo;s heart is about one-sixteenth the size of an adult&rsquo;s. However, it contains the same number of cells as an adult heart. During the development stage, the growth hormone acts on each individual heart cell. Each cell develops to the extent commanded by the growth hormone. Thus the heart grows and turns into an adult one.

Other cells in the body, muscle and bone cells for instance, divide and multiply through the&nbsp; developmental phase. It is, again, the growth hormone that tells these cells how much to divide. This is a most miraculous phenomenon, because a piece of flesh no larger than a chickpea, the pituitary gland, directs all the cells in the body and enables them to grow by either increasing their volume or dividing and multiplying. This immaculate order, once again, shows us the perfection in Allah&rsquo;s creation. These cells have no means of seeing outside the human body and no means of knowing how much the body needs to grow and at which point to stop growing. With this flawless system created by Allah, every stage of growth and the secretion of this hormone&nbsp; are controlled. This, once again, proves the knowledge and might in the creation of every point of the human body.
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<author>Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)</author>
<pubDate>04.05.2008</pubDate>
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<title>NITRIC OXIDE: THE SECRET MESSENGER IN THE VEINS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This compound, the name of which many people will hear several times during the course of their lives but be unaware of what is actually is, is one of the most important vehicles for human survival. 
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Nitric oxide (NO) is defined as a colorless, toxic gas obtained from the oxidation of nitrogen. It is a molecule that emerges when a nitrogen atom combines with an oxygen atom. 
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Intense research over the last 20 years has revealed that this molecule plays a fundamental role in inter-cell communication. Nitric oxide is a hormone naturally manufactured in the human body, in other words, a chemical messenger. It plays a strategic role in the regulation of the vital functions of the nervous, circulatory, defense, respiratory and reproductive systems. One of the places where nitric oxide undertakes this important duty is in our veins.




    
        
            
            Thanks to the perfect molecule nitric oxide, requirements that vary according to different environments in the body are met. The way the blood vessels expand during sport to meet an increasing need for blood or contract after an injury to stop bleeding is the result of the immaculate system in question. 
            
        
    



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How Was the Role of Nitric Oxide in the Veins Discovered?
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In 1998 three scientists who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine discovered that the nitric oxide (NO) molecule in the veins is a relaxant.
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How Do Human Beings Benefit From This Effect?
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The answer to that question is very short and clear; to survive. Because nitric oxide has a regulatory role in the functioning of the brain and heart, two vital organs. It carries out this regulatory function by allowing the blood to flow easily through the veins and throughout all the organs. 
Since the flow of blood is regulated and facilitated the risk of stroke and heart attack is reduced. The manufacture of this molecule and its acquisition of functional properties is just one of the proofs showing that it did not come into being by chance, as maintained by some Darwinist scientists who still manage to support the theory of evolution even though it has been demolished by scientific evidence, but that it is the work of Almighty Allah&rsquo;s creation. 




    
        
            
            How Do Muscles Work?
            
                
                A stimulus transmitter or hormone binds to receptors on the artery. Nitric oxide (NO) emerges in the wake of this binding. 
                
                
                The NO molecules in the endothelial layer move towards the smooth muscles and set the enzyme guanylyl cyclase (GC) there in motion. 
                
                
                GC converts guanosine triphosphate (GTP) into cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP). 
                
                
                cGMP causes calcium ions to go to the storage areas in the cell. Reduced concentrations of calcium ions (Ca++) carry out cellular chemical reactions that permit actin and myosin to slide apart and separate from one another. 
                
                
                Smooth muscle cells expand. 
                
                
                Blood vessels expand. 
                
            
            
        
    



How Is Nitric Oxide Manufactured?
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* The production centre for nitric oxide, which is of vital importance to human life, is the endothelial cell. An amino acid known as L-arginine, nitric oxide synthesis enzyme, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, calmodulin, oxygen, flavin mononucleotide, flavin adenine dinucleotide, tetrahydrobiopterin&hellip;; this may well be the first time in your life you have heard these words. Yet the endothelial cell knows these microscopic substances very well and uses them to manufacture the nitric oxide molecule. 
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* The endothelial cell knows which chemical substance, and how much of it, to use in order to manufacture the nitric oxide molecule. There is no question of incorrect or flawed production. For example, it never manufactures nitrous oxide (N2O), better known as laughing gas, instead of nitric oxide. 
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* Very delicate balances are involved in the production of nitric oxide. The cells in question are ready to go into production at any moment of our lives. They immediately start manufacturing the minute the need arises.
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            The speed of the nitric oxide molecule puts one in mind of communication via modern-day Internet technology or e-mail. In fact, nitric oxide acts just like an e-mail system, directing messages to their destinations at high speed. 
            
        
    



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* There are no unwanted, harmful side products of these extraordinary factories in the depths of our veins. Bearing in mind that many problems currently occupying the agenda, such as global warming, acid rain and environmental pollution are the result of chemical wastes, one can better appreciate what a successful production plant the endothelial cell truly is. Because nitric oxide molecules perform their tasks and are broken down in as short a time frame as 10 seconds. They do not give rise to any harmful side effects by accumulating in the body. This all means that the endothelial cells employ the ideal method in the manufacture of chemical substances. 
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* If the endothelial cells were to produce fewer messengers than required our blood vessels would contract and blood pressure would rise rapidly, leading to a heart attack. If they were to over-produce, the blood vessels would expand excessively and blood pressure would drop, leading to a state of shock. However, acting under the inspiration of Allah, the endothelial cells never make errors of a possibly fatal kind. In the Qur&rsquo;an, Almighty Allah reveals that He has created all things with a specific measure: 

&hellip;Allah has appointed a measure for all things. (Surat at-Talaq: 3)

How Does Nitric Oxide Relax the Veins?
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* In order to the blood vessels to relax various stimulus transmitting hormones first go into action. These initiate the process by binding to receptors in the vein membranes. We may compare this to the domino effect whereby the falling of the first tile causes all the others to fall over. 

* Once the first tile has gone into motion, in other words immediately after the stimulus transmitting hormone in the blood has bound to the receptors on the membrane, the cell membrane literally understands what it has to do and starts manufacturing nitric oxide. 
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* Some of the nitric oxide molecules, which know what they have to do from the moment they are manufactured, rapidly approach the smooth muscle cells. Here they enter the cell and combine with an enzyme known as GTP. This is the second phase. However, yet another phase is required for the blood vessels to relax.
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* After the nitric oxide has combined with the GTP, another enzyme called cGMP starts to be produced. This newly produced substance also serves a purpose in this chain, of course, and in order to perform this it heads towards myosin and sets it in motion.
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* Myosin is an essential agent in the contraction and expansion of muscle cells. The final stage has now been reached. When myosin goes into action the final tile falls and the muscle cells expand.
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* The calcium concentration inside the muscle cells falls as a result of enzyme activities, and this leads to the fibers separating and the muscle cells expanding. Thus the veins relax. In short, the messages carried by the nitric oxide molecule are of vital importance in the regulation of the pressure inside our blood vessels. 
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            HOW CAN THE NITRIC OXIDE LEVEL IN THE BODY BE RAISED?
            * By reducing saturated fat consumption
            * Through regular exercise
            * Through a healthy diet. It is important to reduce red meat consumption, to eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and to meet protein requirements by consuming soya in particular and eating fish at least once a week. 
            * In addition, antioxidants should be consumed for nitric oxide production. Vitamins C and E in particular must be consumed, because antioxidants preserve the nitric oxide in the body. 
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The Consciousness That Regulates Blood Vessel Tension Belongs to Our Almighty Lord
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It is impossible for nitric oxide that regulates the tension in the blood vessel walls, to perform this complex process on its own. Nitric oxide serves as a vehicle in the relaxation of the vein wall. This relaxation emerges as the result of a chain of processes. Let us now examine all of these stages under brief headings:

    
    Note that the hormones and cells involved in this process act in a literally conscious manner. 
    
    
    The stimulus transmitting hormones in the blood go to the site on the vein membrane that is suited to them, act on that region and initiate the process. 
    
    
    The same consciousness can be observed in the subsequent processes. Every stimulus is correctly transmitted to the right destination within the darkness of the body and a successful outcome thus achieved. 
    

How do cells, hormones and molecules perform such literally conscious behavior?
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How is it that they know when to go into action or stop, right down to the very second?
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How are they able to flawlessly transmit their messages to the right destination and at the right time, just as if they had received an instruction from somewhere?
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Can this consciousness belong to themselves? Of course not. A cell requires intelligence and a consciousness to tell it when to produce what, to guide the hormone or molecule to the correct destination and to confirm that destination, and in short to direct all these. This infinite intelligence is that of Allah, Who creates the cell, hormones and molecules and who inspires their behavior. Allah, Who creates all things perfectly, has created this special molecule as one of the countless proofs of His creation. We are told in the Qur&rsquo;an how Allah has dominion over all things: 

&lsquo;I have put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord. There is no creature He does not hold by the forelock. My Lord is on a Straight Path.&rsquo; (Surah Hud: 56)



    
        
            
            Nitric Oxide by Itself Refutes the Theory of Evolution
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            When the Earth, the universe or the human body are examined in slightly greater depth one can easily see what a grave falsehood the theory of evolution is. Nitric oxide, just one of the molecules in the blood, acts in such a detailed and rational manner that it is impossible for this to be the result of chance. That being the case, the following question may be asked: 
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            How can chance carry out the special manufacture of nitric oxide in the blood? Which coincidences distributed their duties to the hormones, cells and enzymes that have an expanding effect on the blood vessels and set out a specific course for them? All of these coincidences would have had to add something beneficial to the mechanism, because even if a flawless and perfect system does form, one single incorrect intervention will be sufficient to do away with the system entirely. 
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            That being the case, is it really possible to refer to these entire phenomenon taking place in a conscious manner as chance? There is a consciousness observed in every part, every detail of the system. Scientists only discovered the details of this subject in recent years. It is the Sublime, Supreme and Almighty Allah Who created this system and everything in it, right down to the finest detail. 
            
        
    




The Originator of the heavens and Earth. When He decides on something, He just says to it, Be! and it is. (Surat al-Baqara: 117) 
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<pubDate>08.05.2007</pubDate>
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<title>THE HUMAN BODY: A CAREFULLY PROTECTED FORTRESS</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ 


    
        
            
            
            We can compare the human body to a fortress under attack. Just as the defense of a fortress besieged by enemies is very well planned, so the human body has a perfect defense system.
            
        
    


No matter how clean our environment may be, we share our living space with many microorganisms. If you could examine with a microscope the room you are now sitting in, you would clearly see the millions of creatures you are living with. 
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So, in this sense, a human being is a besieged fortress. It goes without saying that to protect this fortress under assault a failsafe plan is necessary. Human beings were created with the perfect protection that they need; they are not defenseless against these enemies. God Almighty has created micro defense systems in the human body, protecting it from all sorts of dangerous organisms and fighting to defend it on multiple fronts. 
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Invasion forces have to cross the first lines of defense. Even thought the first line of defense may suffer setbacks, it will give the enemy a hard time and reduce its invasion ability.

Deterrents Waiting for Micro-enemies
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The first front that the enemy must pass in the human body is our skin. The skin covers the whole body like a sheath and has many special features. One of the vital features of this miraculous packaging is its ability to protect the body from the micro-enemies that make the body sick. If we accept that the body is like a besieged fortress, we can say that the skin, with its outer layers of dead cells and the creatures that live on it, is the strong ramparts of this fortress. 
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One of the ways in which microorganisms reach us is through our breathing. Every moment there are hundreds of different kinds of germs in the air we breathe waiting to enter our bodies. But they are unaware of the nasal guards to repel them. A special secretion in the mucosa of the nose traps and expels between 80% and 90% of the microorganisms that that enter the respiratory system either directly or through dust, vapor or other carriers.
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Germs can also enter the body through the food we eat. But our body&rsquo;s defense 
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system is aware of this route and waits for the intruders in the stomach where the food goes. Stomach acid destroys most if not all of the germs that manage to overcome all the other obstacles and reach the stomach. The germs that make it through the stomach are destroyed by digestive enzymes produced in the small intestine. 
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The Truth Revealed by our Defense System
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There are some important questions that have to be asked in the light of all these facts.
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Who drives these external microbes to entering our bodies through our food? Who decides the route the food follows, what kind of a system must destroy the microbes, what will the microbes&rsquo; next target if they escape this deterrent, and what alternatives they take if they encounter a more powerful substance? Body cells have never been outside the body and so have not had the opportunity to examine the chemical structure of these external microbes, nor have they ever studied chemistry. So how do they know what substances will kill the microbes? 
Indeed, Allah, the Lord of the heavens and Earth, created such a non-sleeping defense system protecting the human body surrounded by microbes like a besieged castle. In a verse, Allah describes His wisdom of perfect creation as follows: 
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He is Allah &ndash; the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and Earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Qur&rsquo;an, 59:24)

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We must remember that the human body is helplessly exposed to microbes 24 hours a day. The fact that you are able at this moment to read this text without being adversely affected by the microbes around you, is due to the operation of the defense system inside your body inspired by our Almighty Lord. It must also be remembered that Allah has specially created germs and viruses to remind us of our helplessness against these minute structures entering a human body and making it sick and even cause its death.
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<author>Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)</author>
<pubDate>18.04.2007</pubDate>
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<title>CO-ORDINATION IN HUMAN BODY</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the human body, all the systems simultaneously work in a co-ordinated way and in full harmony for a definite purpose, namely, to keep the body alive. Even the smallest movements we do everyday, such as breathing or smiling, are outcomes of perfect co-ordination in the human body. 
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Inside us is an incredibly complicated and comprehensively co-ordinated network that operates without stopping at all. The purpose is the continuance of living. This co-ordination is particularly visible in the locomotive system of the body, because, for even the smallest movement, skeletal system, muscles and nervous system must work in perfect collaboration.
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In order to perform a co-ordinated act, first, the organs involved in this act and their inter-relations should be known. This information comes from the eyes, the balance mechanism in the internal ear, muscles, joints and skin. Every second, billions of pieces of information are processed, evaluated and new decisions are taken accordingly. Man is not even aware of the processes accomplished in his body at dizzying speed. He just moves, laughs, cries, runs, eats and thinks. He spends no effort in performing these acts. Even for a faint smile, seventeen muscles have to work together at the same time. In order to be able to walk, fifty-four different muscles in the feet, legs, hips and back must work in co-operation.
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The perfection of the co-ordination of the body will be better understood with the following example. In order just to lift the hand, the shoulder has to be bent, the front and rear arm muscles - called "triceps" and "biceps" - should be contracted and relaxed, and the muscles between elbow and wrist have to twist the wrist. In every part of the act, millions of receptors in the muscles pass on information immediately to the central nervous system about the position of the muscles. In return, the central nervous system tells the muscles what to do in the next step. Of course one is not aware of any of these processes, but just wishes to lift one's hand, and does it right away. 
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What happens in case of a problem in this co-ordination? Different expressions might appear on our faces when we want to smile, or we might not manage to talk or walk when we want to. However, we can smile, talk, walk anytime we want and no problems occur, because everything mentioned here is accomplished as a result of the fact of Creation which logically requires "infinite intelligence and power".
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For this reason, man should always remember that he owes his being and life to his Creator, God. There is nothing for man to be arrogant or boastful about. His health, beauty or strength is not his own work, and it is not given to him eternally. He certainly will become old and lose his health and beauty. In the Qur'an, this is stated as:
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Anything you have been given is only the enjoyment of the life of this world and its finery. What is with God is better and longer lasting. So will you not use your intellect?" (Surat al-Qasas: 60) ]]></description>
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<pubDate>30.06.2005</pubDate>
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