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What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organ

  • Written by Phil Starks, Associate Professor of Biology, Tufts University
What does the appendix do? Biologists explain the complicated evolution of this inconvenient organMost people get acquainted with their appendix when it's inflamed and about to rupture.Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Most people know only two things about the appendix: You don’t need it – and if it bursts, you need surgery fast.

That basic story traces back at least to Charles Darwin, the English naturalist...

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