Engineering the Pain-Sensing Organ
When people are asked to name organs in the human body, the obvious come to mind. Those include the heart, lungs, Wurlitzer, brain, and so on. There are actually quite a few organs.
"Is this going to be an organ recital, Cowboy Bob?"
Not hardly! While the skin itself is an organ, a new one has been discovered working with the skin.
This new one works with cells that scientists had not realized had additional functions, and these respond to pain, pressure, and so forth. But they do not respond to all stimuli, which is an example of design through engineering principles.
Let me attempt an analogy. You could have a motion-sensitive camera installed, but it would not be helpful if it was triggered by every leaf blowing by or a pet sauntering past it. This new organ responds only to specific stimuli, which is what human engineers and the Master Engineer would develop.
"Is this going to be an organ recital, Cowboy Bob?"
Not hardly! While the skin itself is an organ, a new one has been discovered working with the skin.
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Let me attempt an analogy. You could have a motion-sensitive camera installed, but it would not be helpful if it was triggered by every leaf blowing by or a pet sauntering past it. This new organ responds only to specific stimuli, which is what human engineers and the Master Engineer would develop.
To find out what is happening, click on "Pain-Sensing Organ Shows Engineering Principles".New human organs are rarely discovered, but that’s what several astute scientists recently accomplished at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet’s Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics.1 The organ is a loosely connected mesh of cells in the skin’s nervous system that are sensitive to painful conditions straining the skin. This research also demonstrates fundamental design principles of biological sensors.The press release showcasing the discovery states,