I've always thought that the appendix has no worth. It's just there. Period. Sometimes, I've asked why it was there if it had no purpose at all. No one could answer me. In fact, I know some people who had theirs removed; but, nothing unusual (not even complications) happened to them. They're still the same as their normal selves. I therefore concluded that it was indeed not really necessary until today.
In the latest research I read in Yahoo News, they discovered that "the appendix is more than a useless remnant." I also didn't know that it was believed to be just the remains of a larger thing called cecum. Freedictionary.com defines it as the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens. Now after some investigations, they recently found out that the appendix "serves as a vital safehouse where good bacteria could lie in wait until they were needed to repopulate the gut after a nasty case of diarrhea. Past studies had also found the appendix can help make, direct, and train white blood cells." You read it right! Appendix is not useless, people! There's this thing though that I don't totally understand. In that article, they say that people can have appendicitis or the inflammation of appendix because of cultural changes. Because we have developed some ways to sanitize our food and the said organ works with the immune system, they have fewer works to do and have more time with themselves.
Anyway, I had this very enlightening realization. Haha! Cliche but true: Everything has a purpose. Hence, we should take care of all that we have. Bow!
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