Scientists Finally Discover The Function of the Human Appendix

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEivS1QG4NeRZL76KhJgv1Bp0LgWjMBgI9j1BkqTHpwEZA7VziVauSBy-_8DQpA9753upVFb1cTKb_VV2urDZ-HoBCVGVkx1WbP5cMza8Slbqa_C4P3z2jsfEenyXE29ZNF-3TmzqWjfd7aF0ovsuCk4NDj1tmQr_echO5DgApD-HRHO0e-JCSwSHUmKlbf4iCuNJzCQm2iJbyE2=" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEivS1QG4NeRZL76KhJgv1Bp0LgWjMBgI9j1BkqTHpwEZA7VziVauSBy-_8DQpA9753upVFb1cTKb_VV2urDZ-HoBCVGVkx1WbP5cMza8Slbqa_C4P3z2jsfEenyXE29ZNF-3TmzqWjfd7aF0ovsuCk4NDj1tmQr_echO5DgApD-HRHO0e-JCSwSHUmKlbf4iCuNJzCQm2iJbyE2="></a></div> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.<br><br><br>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.</span><br> <script type="text/javascript"> ( function() { if (window.CHITIKA === undefined) { window.CHITIKA = { 'units' : [] }; }; var unit = {"publisher":"milevski21","width":300,"height":250,"sid":"Chitika Default"}; var placement_id = window.CHITIKA.units.length; window.CHITIKA.units.push(unit); document.write('<div id="chitikaAdBlock-' + placement_id + '"></div>'); var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.src = '//cdn.chitika.net/getads.js'; try { document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(s); } catch(e) { document.write(s.outerHTML); } }()); </script>

Scientists 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...

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