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Laminin - What holds us together




LAMININ. Today, my story is about Laminin, a tiny family of protein cells that is the sticky glue that holds our bodily tissue and microscopic cells all together. God's amazing creation! In our Bible, Colossians 1:17 reads: By Him (Yeshua) all things are held together.

I believe it is by no coincidence that under an extremely powerful microscope we can see this little protein cell bears the shape of a cross! (Graphic representation above.) There's more! I include these links below for my reader's convenience to more explicit information about this little Laminin fact.

GOOGLE: "How Great is Our God Laminin Louie Giglio" A video featuring this great work of God! Louie describes our universe, and then, this amazing, tiny protein cell: LAMININ. Truly amazing! You will want to watch this video in its entirety.


Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laminin  A most definitive, broad explanation.


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