Paul Saladino· MD
some argue the appendix is like this storage facility for beneficial microbes and then if the the intestines get too messed up the appendix goes oh hey here's some beneficial microbes i've been storing for you
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
some argue the appendix is like this storage facility for beneficial microbes and then if the the intestines get too messed up the appendix goes oh hey here's some beneficial microbes i've been storing for you
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