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minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·2 months agoIt’s not totally vestigial, it helps regulate colon bacteria. People without their appendix take longer to recover from diarrhea, which is important when bad water and spoiled food are a more regular part of your life.
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoCitation please ?, I want to know more.
minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoSure thing, here’s an example paper. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3769896/
It’s not totally vestigial, it helps regulate colon bacteria. People without their appendix take longer to recover from diarrhea, which is important when bad water and spoiled food are a more regular part of your life.
Citation please ?, I want to know more.
Sure thing, here’s an example paper.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3769896/
Thanks kindly.