What Is the Purpose of Your Appendix?

Posted by Guy in Nutrition & Lifestyle on 01. Sep, 2009 | No Comments

Darwin was wrong, say researchers at Duke University Medical Center, Arizona State University, and the University of Arizona: the human appendix is not a useless, evolutionary remnant of a larger structure. The appendix has a function, and the newfound understanding of its purpose may help researchers someday find a way to prevent appendicitis. The first-ever [...]