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Scientists discover new human organ, a fluid-filled space called interstitium
- SQL2219 9y agoThe following continuous blood glucose monitoring system uses interstitium fluid to measure glucose without blood. https://www.dexcom.com/ https://www.dexcom.com/
- ashleyn 9y agoI'm sitting here wondering, "How did centuries of autopsy miss an entire human organ?" It looks more like they found behaviour of something already known that meets the definition of an organ.
- truculation 9y agoReality is not evident from appearances! Conversely, we found the appendix ages ago; it looked like an organ but it didn't seem to be doing anything.
- merricksb 9y agoEarlier discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16689531 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16689531