A Biologist Explains Why Humans Have An Appendix. Hint: Scientists Finally Have An Answer

Why do humans have an appendix? New research is reshaping our understanding of this overlooked organ and its antiquated role ...

What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ

Biologists say the appendix isn’t useless after all. Evolution kept reinventing it, and it may help support gut immunity and ...
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11 Mind-Boggling Facts About the Journey From Appendix Removal To Recovery

One common surgery many individuals need to get at some point in their lives is an appendectomy. This is a surgical procedure to remove the appendix, which is a small pouch-like organ on the right ...
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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, 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 pants, ...
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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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What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Phil Starks, Tufts University and Lilia Goncharova, Tufts University (THE CONVERSATION ...