Appendix Evolved More Than 30 Times

There are 32 new reasons to rethink the appendix. The anatomical structure has long been considered to serve no useful purpose, being little more than a remnant of a structure that our leaf-eating ancestors needed but that predominantly fruit-eating modern apes do not. But a new study suggests the appendix has evolved on at least 32 separate occasions among mammals. Image: greenzowie

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