Did you know the appendix is not completely useless? Doctor explains the function of ‘vestigial’ organ

While it is possible to survive without the appendix, the organ helps maintain gut health by protecting the gut microbiome, ...
Business Wire

Emulate Publishes Results for Intestine-Chip Populated with Organoids; Data Demonstrates Superior Human-relevant Intestine Function than Organoids Alone

The Intestine-Chip recreated the barrier function and multilineage differentiation of adult human intestinal tissue. Global gene expression was assessed by RNA-sequencing analysis and showed that the ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask Dr. Universe: Our two intestines divide up parts of digestion process

When it comes to intestines, it sure seems like two are better than one. I asked my friend Franck Carbonero why that is. He’s a microbiologist at Washington State University. He studies the bacteria ...