HealthPhoto: Deccan HeraldScientists Rediscover 150-Year-Old Female Organ Rete Ovarii
Scientists have rediscovered the rete ovarii, a female organ first identified 150 years ago but later removed from medical texts as vestigial. In 2024, researchers at Duke University, led by biologist Jennifer McKey, found this organ in mouse ovaries using advanced imaging. Their study, published in eLife, suggests the organ has functional roles in mice and possibly humans, sparking renewed interest in women's health research.
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