I recently read that there may be a value to the appendix... it may be a breeding place for helpful bacteria to repopulate the gut after it's been decimated of its normal stock. Here's a link.
http://www.livescience.com/health/090824-appendix-evolution.html Mark On Apr 21, 2010, at 6:04 AM, Petrides, M.D. Marian wrote: > The appendix is a vestigial organ, just like the coccyx is humankind's > vestigial tail. > > On Apr 21, 2010, at 3:16 AM, Richmond Mathewson wrote: > >> Well there are a number of theories there. >> >> Evolutionary theory suggests that humans have evolved from herbivores >> that needed appendices to house lots of gut flora to help digest cellulose. >> >> Why do we still have appendices? Well, just possibly they might be there >> as a sort of stop-gap in the unlikely eventuality of having to go on an >> all-grass diet for a spot. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Why has RunRev removed various capabilities that were there in earlier >> recensions of their software? >> >> *** Standalone building capabilities for, supposedly, deprecated >> operating systems: >> >> Mac Classic >> UNIX >> >> many others >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> As one updates / upgrades software / one's house / one's computer / etc. >> it is generally the done thing to add enhancements that expand the >> possibilities >> for that thing. >> >> However; when I put in a second toilet I don't do it at the expense of the >> kitchen. >> >> When I put a second LightScribe DVD burner in my G4 Mac I didn't rip out >> 3 of the Hard-drives. >> >> When I made a new computer desk so that I could snuggle my Linux text box >> and my headless XP box right up next to my G4 linked monitor and keyboard >> I still made sure I had easy access to my BBC Micro (very useful for >> calming-down >> and modelling loops - in BBC BASIC - for implementing in RunRev later). >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> On my G4 I have, amongst all the other 'Guff', RunRev 1.1.1 and 2.0.1, so I >> can always "go back to the future" and run off a standalone for some older >> OS; but, of course, a lot of the capabilities and features introduced in >> later >> recensions of RunRev get lost. >> >> But who wants to feed grass to a cow and wait for it to sick up its cud so >> that it is slightly more digestable for humans? >> >> sincerely, Richmond Mathewson. >> ____________________________________________________________________ >> >> Mr Mathewson holds a BA in Philosophy and this sometimes gets the >> better of him . . . :) >> _______________________________________________ >> use-revolution mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
