Quirks of Human Anatomy
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Quirks of Human Anatomy
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#2Not humans specifically but one of my favorite quirks of vertebrate evolution is the recurrent laryngeal nerve that loops around the aorta and goes back up to the larynx[1].
In giraffes that nerve is several meters long.
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#3This is how future codebases will be analysed. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. Evolution been doing Agile for aeons. Responding to change over following a plan ...
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#4You’ve probed Chesterton’s Fence; now let’s turn the page to Chesterton’s Appendix!
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#5This is how future codebases will be analysed. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. Evolution been doing Agile for aeons. Responding to change over following a plan ...
Ah; but how annoying it is to discover something like the inverted retina bug, only to figure out it is effectively unsolvable now due to all the follow-up architecture decisions built on it?
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#6It would be nice to refactor some of these. Vas deferens and laryngeal nerve look like easy pickings. Leave me my ear-wiggling. Any last bit of expression matters.
I'm dreading the horror of genetic manipulation it would open. The gene editing craze feels like it is right around the corner.
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#7The eyes of squids are right side out, unlike ours. I wonder what other animals have the "correct" version of these features.
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#8Not humans specifically but one of my favorite quirks of vertebrate evolution is the recurrent laryngeal nerve that loops around the aorta and goes back up to the larynx[1]. In giraffes that nerve is several meters long. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurrent_laryngeal_nerve
Came here to say just this.
Another interesting one is the auricular tubercle[1], where the genetic trait of a "pointy" ear found in other mammals reappears in some humans.
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#9It would be nice to refactor some of these. Vas deferens and laryngeal nerve look like easy pickings. Leave me my ear-wiggling. Any last bit of expression matters. I'm dreading the horror of genetic manipulation it would open. The gene editing craze feels like it is right around the corner.
I cannot wait for the second pair of arms. :D
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#10What about testicles outside the body? Every man has a painful story why it’s not a good idea..