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We all got a new organ for Christmas, apparently.
Article: http://www.sciencealert.com/it-s-official-a-brand-new-human-organ-has-been-classified
Associated research article: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(16)30026-7/abstract (login required, supposedly free)
Is this news, or not news to anyone here? Biology is well out of my field.
-Dave K
Article: http://www.sciencealert.com/it-s-official-a-brand-new-human-organ-has-been-classified
Associated research article: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/langas/article/PIIS2468-1253(16)30026-7/abstract (login required, supposedly free)
Researchers have classified a brand-new organ inside our bodies, one that's been hiding in plain sight in our digestive system this whole time.
Although we now know about the structure of this new organ, its function is still poorly understood, and studying it could be the key to better understanding and treatment of abdominal and digestive disease.
Known as the mesentery, the new organ is found in our digestive systems, and was long thought to be made up of fragmented, separate structures. But recent research has shown that it's actually one, continuous organ.
Is this news, or not news to anyone here? Biology is well out of my field.
-Dave K