thymus

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The thymus is a small organ located in front of the heart, and it is essential for building a healthy supply of T cells.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

But beginning in early adulthood, the thymus starts to shrink.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

His colleagues had discovered that removing the thymus in mice shortly after birth resulted in their immune systems going haywire and the development of autoimmune diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

In December 2020, UK researchers UCL and the Francis Crick Institute rebuilt a human thymus - an essential organ in the immune system - using human stem cells and a bioengineered scaffold.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Embryology.—The thymus is formed from a diverticulum, on each side, from the entoderm lining the third branchial groove, but the connexion with the pharynx is soon lost.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various