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I know that many people find Biology to be one of the easier and more fun science courses. Perhaps it was just the class I had in High School, but it never clicked with me, that is, until this summer, where I've been taking a course on Human Embryology at Franciscan University. One of the central themes of the class is how all creation glorifies the Lord, and how we can allow ourselves to be drawn into admiration of God's majesty as we study his works. Particularly, Human Embryology has been focusing on the complementarity of the male and female bodies and the development of a new human life in the womb. For example, God put immunosuppressants in seminal fluid to prevent the female body from killing the sperm, and he also put antibiotics into the fluid to protect her body and the newly conceived baby's body from bacteria. Every tube, gland, duct, and hormone that I've been struggling to memorize was created by God for an intricate and specific purpose. It's moments of perspective like these that make me especially grateful for the gift of quality, authentically Catholic education I've been blessed to receive, both at Franciscan University and at the seminary. I think younger me would have enjoyed my secular biology course more if I was encouraged to marvel at the beauty I was studying. I sincerely pray that I'll be able to hold onto a sense of childlike wonder as I grow and study.
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