Let's study ID: simple design in nature (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, January 29, 2022, 16:44 (1027 days ago) @ David Turell
edited by David Turell, Saturday, January 29, 2022, 17:31

A new study of the abdomen finds simple design:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220128153555.htm

"In a research paper published in the Nature Portfolio journal Communications Biology, Professor Coffey's team has detailed the development and structure of the mesentery. In doing this, they uncovered a new order by which all contents of the abdomen are organised or arranged -- or the "fundamental order of the abdomen."

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"'We showed how the mesentery is a single and continuous organ in and on which all abdominal digestive organs develop and then remain connected to throughout life.

"'These findings revealed a simplicity in the abdomen that was not apparent in conventional descriptions of anatomy," he explained.

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"The conclusion of the work revealed that the organisation of the abdomen has a remarkably simple design. This design is summarised in a description called the 'Mesenteric Model of Abdominal Anatomy'.

"'The abdomen is not the dauntingly complex collection of separate organs it was previously thought to be," said Professor Coffey.

"'Instead, all digestive organs are neatly packaged and arranged by the mesentery into a single digestive engine. That simplicity lay hidden until clarification of the nature of the mesentery."

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"'The most important finding here was the discovery of the fundamental order of the abdomen. At the foundation level, all contents of the abdomen are simply organised into one of two compartments," explained Professor Coffey.

"'The fundamental order of any structure is of considerable importance, in particular when it comes to diagnosing patients with illness and treating their disease. The fundamental order is the foundation from which all science launches and clinical practice is based.

"'The organisational simplicity of the abdomen now immediately explains the behaviours of viral and bacterial infections, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, diabetes and many others," he added."

Comment: An unguided evolutionary process is not likely to develop such a simple design of a complex structure. All of the alimentary canal hang in mesentery.