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Offline Alive

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Appendix Thought to be Microbe Stud Farm
« 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/2007/10/appendix-good-for-something-after-all.html
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Re: Appendix Thought to be Microbe Stud Farm
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2012, 11:36:55 am »
I read about that. It's interesting.
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Re: Appendix Thought to be Microbe Stud Farm
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2012, 11:57:27 pm »
excellent.
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Re: Appendix Thought to be Microbe Stud Farm
« Reply #3 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!
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