Did you know the appendix is not completely useless? Doctor explains the function of ‘vestigial’ organ

While it is possible to survive without the appendix, the organ helps maintain gut health by protecting the gut microbiome, ...
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Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor explains

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Researchers Just Found the Appendix Is a 'Safe House' for Beneficial Gut Bacteria With 200 Million Neurons Inside, It's Not Useless

The appendix is a small organ situated between the small and large intestines. For a long time, scientists didn't know its function and deemed it useless. In fact, it was seen as potentially dangerous ...
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A Biologist Explains Why Humans Have An Appendix. Hint: Scientists Finally Have An Answer

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Why do humans have an appendix? New research is reshaping our understanding of this ...
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What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ

(THE CONVERSATION) Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast. That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the ...
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Your appendix is not, in fact, useless. This anatomy professor explains

It was the first day of spring break in 1992 in Phoenix, Ariz. and 12-year-old Heather Smith was excited for her family's upcoming ski trip. But before Smith and her family had even packed their snow ...