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   Retrograde to JAB   
   Re: canalization hypothesis   
   25 Apr 23 20:56:22   
   
   From: fungus@amongus.com   
      
   On Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:45:36 -0500   
   JAB  wrote:   
      
   > Study finds significant variation in anatomy of human guts   
   > ...   
   > ...   
   > "There was research more than a century ago that found variability in   
   > the relative lengths of human intestines, but this area has largely   
   > been ignored since then," says Amanda Hale, co-first author of the   
   > study and a Ph.D. candidate at North Carolina State University. "When   
   > we began exploring this issue, we were astonished at the extent of the   
   > variability we found."   
      
   This is pretty interesting stuff. Interesting how little we still know   
   about the basics.  I wonder if, once they get past sheer questions of   
   geometry and start looking at other differentiating factors, what else   
   they'll find.   
      
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