Twins not only have a bestie from birth — they also live longer than singletons. And those two factors may be related, according to new University of Washington research. While twins have been subjects in countless studies that try to separate the effects of nature from nurture, a recent study in PLOS ONE is the […]
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Is another human living inside you?
You may think your body and mind are your own. In fact, you are a fusion of many organisms – including, potentially, another person. Words by David Robson, photography by Ariko Inaoka. By David Robson 18 September 2015 This story is part of BBC Future’s “Best of 2015” list, our greatest hits of the year. […]
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Lydia Fairchild Was Her Own Twin – And The Twin Was The Mother Of Her Children
Thanks to a rare medical condition, a Washington state woman found out that pregnancy was not enough to prove motherhood; DNA testing indicated that she was, in fact, not the mother of her own children – so who was? During the course of a desperate battle to retain custody of her three children, it was […]
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Between Light and Dark, the Chimera Comes Out
Examples of Chimeras Dan Lipsker, MD, PhD; Elisabeth Flory, MD; Marie-Louise Wiesel, MD; et al Background Chimerism, especially in the absence of sexual ambiguity, is extremely rare in humans. We report the case of a 6-year-old boy whose skin pigmentary abnormalities revealed chimerism. Observations The boy had no remarkable previous […]
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A case of doping or a ‘vanishing twin’?
By GINA KOLATAMAY 12, 2005 Last month, when the champion American cyclist Tyler Hamilton was accused of blood doping, or transfusing himself with another person’s blood to increase his oxygen-carrying red cells, he offered a surprising defense: The small amount of different blood found mixed in with his own must have come from […]
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Beautiful sonogram shows dying twin holding unborn sister’s hand
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Ian and Brittani McIntire didn’t plan on having any more kids — much less, twins. “We went in for our 6 week sonogram and they just said there’s one heartbeat and here’s another,” Brittani said. From shock, to excitement, to hearing news no parent expects. With a hole in his heart and […]
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France’s 104-year-old twins say closeness is the secret
With their long white hair tied back in ponytails and gold spectacles perched on their noses, Paulette Olivier and Simone Thiot are happy to pose for the camera at their retirement home in Onzain, central France. “This will be fun!” they say in chorus. There is no official confirmation that Paulette and Simone are the […]
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Dying twin holds sister’s hand in utero
A family will hold on to a sonogram picture taken Tuesday that warmed everyone’s heart. It appeared to show their unborn twins holding hands. (Source: KWCH/CNN) A family will hold on to a sonogram picture taken Tuesday that warmed everyone’s heart. It appeared to show their unborn twins holding hands. (Source: KWCH/CNN) HUTCHINSON, KS (KWCH/CNN) […]
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