DesertFox
10-06-2007, 02:18 PM
Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut.
That's the theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School, published online in a scientific journal this week. ...
The function of the appendix seems related to the massive amount of bacteria populating the human digestive system, according to the study in the Journal of Theoretical Biology. There are more bacteria than human cells in the typical body. Most are good and help digest food.
More (http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/05/appendix.purpose.ap/index.html)
That's the theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School, published online in a scientific journal this week. ...
The function of the appendix seems related to the massive amount of bacteria populating the human digestive system, according to the study in the Journal of Theoretical Biology. There are more bacteria than human cells in the typical body. Most are good and help digest food.
More (http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/05/appendix.purpose.ap/index.html)