The human appendix, which is thought to be of little use to the body, may actually serve as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria, a new study has found. They mapped the data onto a phylogeny ...
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THE author took this structure as an illustration in reply to those who are not yet satisfied that structures exist which are useless to the animal body containing them. Referring first to the case of ...
I’ve just had my appendix removed. My surgeon told me I wouldn’t miss it because it no longer serves a purpose in humans. But does it serve a purpose in some animals? What exactly? • The equivalent of ...
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The human appendix serves as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria, a new study has found. The human appendix, which is thought to be of little use to the body, may actually serve as a reservoir for ...