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I think I remember reading at some point that another hypothesis is that it acts as a repository for bad bacteria, so that your immune system doesn't forget how
by smaddox 8y ago
I think I remember reading at some point that another hypothesis is that it acts as a repository for bad bacteria, so that your immune system doesn't forget how to make antibodies for those bacteria. I think I remember the sinuses being posited as serving the same role.
- pazimzadeh 8y agoWhat if the appendix is an attempt to "tame" bad bacteria into being good? Does giving bacteria access to nutrients from our food and mucus remove the selective pressure to evolve virulence factors?