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Title: Appendix Thought to be Microbe Stud Farm
Post by: Alive on June 09, 2012, 08:10:35 am

Scientists think the appendix is a stud farm for introducing beneficial bacteria into the intestines (appeddix is in this bottom right of this picture labeled Veriform process ):
(http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience/uploaded_images/image1073-789742.jpg)

http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience/2007/10/appendix-good-for-something-after-all.html (http://www.newscientist.com/blog/shortsharpscience/2007/10/appendix-good-for-something-after-all.html)

Title: Re: Appendix Thought to be Microbe Stud Farm
Post by: cherimoya_kid on June 09, 2012, 11:36:55 am

I read about that. It's interesting.

Title: Re: Appendix Thought to be Microbe Stud Farm
Post by: raw-al on June 09, 2012, 11:57:27 pm

excellent.

Title: Re: Appendix Thought to be Microbe Stud Farm
Post by: CitrusHigh on June 10, 2012, 09:43:09 am

Thank you Miker, and this is very neat, but I thought this has been common knowledge for a while?

I just remember reading it somewhere a long time ago, but in any case, good, maybe the mainstream will stop cutting it out of people!