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minus-squareLizlinkfedilinkEnglish42•1 month 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-square@MalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 month agoCitation please ?, I want to know more.
minus-squareLizlinkfedilinkEnglish11•1 month 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.