konekoling:

I think the reaction to the recent classification of the mesentery as its own organ has made me really appreciate how people outside the scientific community view the process of biological classification as a process totally exempt from being socially constructed.

For example, this is how the Huffington Post chose to report on the topic

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Like, we didn’t just ascribe significance to a tissue we previously thought was largely specialized- it has just been found, and every human in the world has gained a new organ while they weren’t looking.

Anyways, the reason I’m making this post is to tell all my followers to enjoy their new organ.

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