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It does. The appendix is probably a reservoir for repopulating your microbiome with a “backup copy” after particularly nasty stomach bugs. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm
by _alternator_ 1y ago
It does. The appendix is probably a reservoir for repopulating your microbiome with a “backup copy” after particularly nasty stomach bugs.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12128343/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12128343/
- andrewflnr 1y agoI know. I said critical function for a reason. If you can remove it, it's not critical. The point is, "but evolution" is a weak argument to justify any particular feature of an entity facing selection pressure. The laryngeal nerve detour would have been a better example but I wanted to stay accessible.