Detection of new organs in the human body
Detection of new organs in the human body
In humans, in the process of evolution, a new tissue is formed that enables the further growth of the central canal of the spinal cord; It was discovered in 2015.
According to NI Vavilov Ras Andrei Kozlov, Professor at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Head of the Laboratory for the New Function of Genes at the Institute of General Genetics, “It turns out that this tissue has signs of ependymoma. It is a tumor of the central nervous system that develops from cells of the ventral endothelium. In the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
Previously, it was not known that the spinal cord canal in humans is filled with endothelial tissue.”
In addition, the relatively new organs include the placenta, mammary gland, prostate and adipose tissue, which perform the functions of an endocrine organ.
Note that tumors most often occur in the mammary gland and prostate, and obesity in general can be called a tumor-like process. These organs may still be under development, Kozlov added.
Evolutionary new genes have also been discovered in humans, and their functions are not yet clear. One of the major discoveries is the TSEEN genes, which are active in all tumors.
