Scientists Have Finally Discover the Function of the Human Appendix

For generations the appendix was thought to have no purpose. But now, researchers say they have discovered the true function of this organ, and it is anything but redundant.

Researchers now say that the appendix acts as a safe house for good bacteria.

The body uses this to essentially “reboot” the digestive system when one suffers from a bout of dysentery or cholera.

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Sort of a repository, may also have immune system advantages to have some area of maintained ‘friendlies’ in places, bit of system snapshot, so to speak.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermiform_appendix

“The human appendix has been proposed to be a vestigial structure, a structure that has lost all or most of its original function through the process of evolution. The vermiform appendix has been proposed to be the shrunken remainder of the cecum that was found in a remote ancestor of humans, but a 2013 study refutes the idea of an inverse relationship between cecum size and appendix size and presence. Ceca, which are found in the digestive tracts of many extant herbivores, house mutualistic bacteria which help animals digest the cellulose molecules that are found in plants.”

Do any other animals have an appendix?

IIRC cows have a rather large appendix.

Divine Angel said:

IIRC cows have a rather large appendix.

Do we know what function it has in cows?

• Do we know what function it has in cows?

It’s where you find the schematics…

from the article

Scientists were led to the discovery by examining the appendices of koalas. Unlike the short human variety, the koala is famous for having an extremely long appendix. This aids in their diet which is almost exclusively made up of eucalyptus leaves.

• the koala is famous for having an extremely long appendix

I’m pretty sure that isn’t why the koala is “famous”…

CrazyNeutrino said:

from the article

Scientists were led to the discovery by examining the appendices of koalas. Unlike the short human variety, the koala is famous for having an extremely long appendix. This aids in their diet which is almost exclusively made up of eucalyptus leaves.

so at sometime in the past did hss eat gum leaves?

This will tell you everything you need to know about appendices

>so at sometime in the past did hss eat gum leaves?

No. It presumably means that koalas rely on a lot of bacteria to help them digest the leaves.

This is my favourite part…

AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 10:29 AMIt is no wonder that the mainstream medical publication JAMA (Journal for the American Medical Association) listed ‘Doctors’ as the third leading cause of death worldwide in an issue about 6 years ago. The elites and big pharma have modified the academic curriculum to the point where all the medical students know how to do is make a superficial diagnosis and then prescribe a ‘medicine’ that has absolutely nothing to do with treating the cause of the symptoms. What it does do is mask the symptoms and causes some pretty horrific side effects, which generate a whole new set of symptoms in the patient. When the patient goes in for diagnosis of his new symptoms, the doctor prescribes a ‘medicine’ that has absolutely nothing to do with treating the cause of the symptoms but rather all it does is mask them while…. You get the picture.I have a friend in medical school and they keep her so inundated with memorizing data and procedures that it is all she can do to stay up with the curriculum. They never seem to teach the students to do any sort of critical thinking that goes outside the box of what they are teaching and if she were to question the reasoning behind some of the established norms, she would be exiled from the program. This is a fact as there is no room to question “why” they do what they do, only to blindly accept the information given and follow the established protocols. Personally, I have not seen a doctor in 35 years and I will only use homeopathic remedies to actually cure what ails me. No vaccines for me or my family as I discovered long ago that they don’t “immunize” you from anything. What they actually do is poison you in ways you can’t even imagine over the long term. They are part of a population control agenda as well as a huge profiteering scam for big pharma. Have you ever wondered why there is always such a push for getting Flu shots and why you can actually get one from your local grocery store or Wal-Mart? And why do they offer you special deals to take the shot and even pass laws the make certain vaccinations mandatory when there is no viable reason for anyone to have one – ever? Doctors are clueless and anyone who looks upon them as the end-all know-all in terms of what is best for their body is an idiot! People need to stop being so lazy when it comes to their health and DO THE RESEARCH themselves on what these “medicines” prescribed by their doctors are actually doing to their bodies. Just listen to a commercial sometime for virtually any pharmaceutical product. Most often the ‘side-effects’ are either way worse than what they allegedly treat or they are fatal. Yep, they are super effective in what they treat – not because they actually work – but because your symptoms no longer persist when you are dead from the side effects of the drug!Is it any wonder after centuries of “practice” they are only now discovering what the function of the appendix is? Furthermore, how insane is it to arbitrarily remove an organ just because you don’t know what it does and therefore conclude that it must not be necessary?This system and “practice” is entirely retarded! – See more at: http://humansarefree.com/2014/02/scientists-have-finally-discover.html?m=0#sthash.Q6ZkOCBs.dpuf

OCDC said:

This is my favourite part…

is that audigger?