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[-] jqubed@lemmy.world 49 points 9 months ago

I think the new research is starting to suggest the appendix actually serves a purpose as reservoir for beneficial bacteria

[-] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.de 20 points 9 months ago

Still ruptured and nearly killed me as a teenager ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 36 points 9 months ago

Did your appendix cause you to lose your arm as well?

Here's a replacement: \

[-] Gilles_D@feddit.de 7 points 9 months ago

In most instances you wouldn’t need an arm if your hand is hovering around where it would be with an arm.

[-] LinyosT@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago

I know a man who knows all about that. His name’s Ray.

[-] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 9 months ago

From an evolutionary perspective, that's just reusing something that had otherwise lost its purpose.

this post was submitted on 12 Feb 2024
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