Re: ear wax

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> kmkniff1@omni.voicenet.com (kevin m. kniffin) writes:
> given the crowd here, i thought someone could tell me why humans (and other
> species?) exude "wax" from their ears....
>
> --k
>
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I've been reading a lot about evolutionary medicine, and a couple of the virus-related
books lately, and it may have been "The Coming Plague" by Laurri Garrett, but I could
swear that I recently read that ear wax has antibiotic properties, in addition to helping
exude any undesirable bits and pieces that might happen to fall in.

Rick Lambert

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