#appendix function

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Human Appendix- A vital organ or a ticking time bomb? - Scientific Animations

Recent research studies have suggested that appendix is not a useless evolutionary remnant sitting in the abdomen.

Had the appendix been a vestigial organ, what could be the reason for its multiple comebacks in humans and other mammals across millions of years?

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Appendix Serves As Reservoir For Beneficial Gut Bacteria, Study Reveals

Appendix Isn't Useless. It Actually Serves As Reservoir For Beneficial Gut Bacteria, A New Study Suggests

Researchers at Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine have suggested that the human appendix, although widely viewed as a vestigial organ with little known function, may serve as a reservoir for beneficial gut bacteria and as a secondary immune organ that catalyzes immune cell response. According to the paper published in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol, the organ…

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VIDEO: Is Your Appendix Actually Useless? - DNews

VIDEO: Is Your Appendix Actually Useless? – DNews

It’s commonly believed that the appendix no longer has a use. Is there any truth to this? Tara is here to discuss new research that finds its function.

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