In 1979, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis, “the Jim twins,” were reunited at age 39 after not knowing the other existed. As described in Segal’s book on the identical Jim twins, Born Together ...

From Romulus and Remus—the myth of the twin brothers who founded the city of Rome—to the synchronized speech of Australia's ...

To investigate whether epigenetics play a role in identical twin development, an international team of researchers analyzed the genomes of more than 6,000 individuals around the world, ...

J. van Dongen et al. Identical twins carry a persistent epigenetic signature of early genome programming. Nature Communications . Published online September 28, 2021. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25583-7.

The largest twin study on epigenetic profiles yet reveals the extent to which lifestyle and age can impact gene expression, an international research team reports in this week's PNAS. Senior author ...

Epigenetics don't change DNA sequencing, but they can regulate how active certain genes are. Both twins may be predisposed to an autoimmune disease, for example, but the disease may only develop ...

Even in identical twins, factors like diet, stress, pollution or smoking can lead to these epigenetic changes. One twin might develop asthma or cancer while the other stays relatively healthy ...

1 of 3 | More active twins had epigenetic markers that were linked to lowered metabolic syndrome, a condition that can lead to heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes, a recent study found.

Epigenetic signature for obesity found in study of twins Date: November 1, 2023 Source: Washington State University Summary: A susceptibility to gain weight may be written into molecular processes ...

The unique study focused on exercise-induced epigenetic differences in genetically identical twins. Our health is guided not only by our genetic blueprint but also by our lifestyle choices and ...