Of course, when I read this article it was heavily sauced with evolution-talk and atheistic presuppositions but if one can see past the nonsense and simply observe the evidence then it really is a stunning example of the creative power of almighty God to equip his created beings to live in their respective environments.
From the article...
Researcher Michael Berenbrink, a zoologist at the University of Liverpool, thought that was peculiar. "At high enough concentrations, [proteins] tend to stick together," Berenbrink tells BBC News. When too many proteins clump together, they become useless — dead weight.
The whale's ability to hold its breath is, in a way, an evolutionary one-two punch: (1) The high concentration of myoglobin allows it to spend more time underwater in between breaths, and (2) the myoglobin's positive charge ensures the proteins don't clump together and kill the animal. Researchers say that mimicking this natural chemistry could have an impact in medical science, particularly in the way we humans perform blood transfusions.
Notice the words 'kill the animal.' That phrase depicts irreducible complexity. Like a finely tuned instrument if one of the parts isn't functioning then the whole system falls apart. And this is what we see with the whale.
Of course, with the BBC involved, the publishers are obligated to invoke millions of years of deep-time evolution theory but at the end of the day the most sensible answer is the 'God did it' mechanism.
WHALES! - another example of the majesty of God.
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