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- edgeofreason, on 02/16/2008, -0/+36Of course they're not identical, one is always inherently evil.
- inactive, on 02/16/2008, -0/+24Does that mean Doublemint isn't actually twice as good?
- inactive, on 02/16/2008, -0/+24I wish I could make a special connection with a set of twins.
- Flashman, on 02/16/2008, -1/+21Does this imply that our DNA can change slightly as we age, as early mutations propagate through subsequent cells? (The closest I came to studying genetics was the "Cure for Cancer" wonder in Civilization 2.)
- inactive, on 02/16/2008, -0/+16Does this mean I can't telecommunicate with my twin brother in Michigan?
- chris9902, on 02/16/2008, -1/+17Why do parents dress twins the same? I hate that.
- supermajic, on 02/16/2008, -1/+14because it takes half as long.. same ***** fits same kids.
- yabos, on 02/16/2008, -0/+12Mutation happens naturally. Even if you were in a faraday cage all your life you'd still have DNA mutations. It happens through transcription errors when cells replicate. Look it up.
- mellowmund, on 02/16/2008, -1/+12Sensationalist title, this research will not rock the genetic world.
- WhiskeyLemur, on 06/30/2009, -0/+10Read the article - they ARE basically identical, except (as someone already mentioned) in the case of fraternal twins. Identical twins come from a single egg/sperm combo, to they start out with the same exact sets of genes. Any minute differences are the result of subsequent mutations, which we already knew must occur somewhere, sometime - otherwise life would never have even gotten to the stage of single-celled organisms.
I can see how this would be extremely useful in determining the rate of mutations within a single organism, in studying genetic factors in diseases ("genetic" not in the sense of inherited, per se, but in the literal sense of "deriving from the physical gene structure"). But the title misleads readers to believe that the differences are much more significant than the article itself discusses. - theGrover, on 02/16/2008, -0/+9i guess that explains Arnold and Danny...
- Murdats, on 02/16/2008, -1/+10if by tele (distant) communicate you mean comminicate over a distance, sure you can
pick up your mobile, home phone, chat online, etc. - dtele, on 02/16/2008, -0/+8One is more identical than the other
- johnnysaucepn, on 02/16/2008, -0/+8I can explain it easily. Self-delusion.If I feel a special connection to my teddy bear, is it because we're genetically identical? Any bond real-life twins have is due to growing up so closely and having similar experiences.
- EBFoxbat, on 02/16/2008, -0/+8Which one said that?
- Aensland, on 02/16/2008, -0/+7We loved getting mistaken for each other.
- EpicSelekta, on 02/16/2008, -0/+7Because Digg has a science section, and this is interesting?
- MadMalc, on 02/16/2008, -4/+10It's strange how our beliefs mislead us - we assumed that twins were basically identical.
- DivineMonkey, on 02/16/2008, -0/+5Why do parents always dress boys in blue and girls in pink, and it doesn't stop with the clothing, oh no...
- RainDrizzleFog, on 02/16/2008, -0/+5I read your name as stayvirgin, I guess I'm right.
- higgs, on 02/16/2008, -1/+6Sounds like an Onion headline.
- DangerDaz, on 02/16/2008, -4/+8A person's DNA can't change on it's own. However it can be mutated or "broken" by outside forces such as radiation. Unfortunately these mutations wont turn you into a superhero, instead you'll die an agonizing death.
- EpicSelekta, on 02/16/2008, -1/+4"Almost double your pleasure, almost double your fun, that's the statement of the great mint in almost double mint gum"
That's a take! - supermajic, on 02/16/2008, -0/+3Your superior logic just asploded my head. So parents who dress their twins the same are really just being douches...
- EBFoxbat, on 02/16/2008, -0/+3uhhh... that still holds true if you dress them differently. Then you don't have to buy two of the exact same outfits.
- CheeseburgerBro, on 02/16/2008, -2/+5Twins are boring. By the time you're introduced to the second one it's like deja vu.
- Br0wn, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2Also wanted to clear up:
No I can't communicate with him through ESP or secret twin language
And no when he gets hurt I do not feel it. - HPCELarry, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2Its not just a question of the actual DNA present, but also what segments of it are activated at any given time. That at least has already been proven to change, though I'm not sure about the DNA itself.
- moletimer, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2I wanted to be like one of the x-men : (
- ShnowDoggie, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2We have a lot to learn about DNA. For instance, humans can have more than set. (Basically twins that completely merge - they may not even be the same sex) In some cases the DNA that is in the eggs or sperm do not match the DNA that is in the persons blood.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml + ?xml=/news/2003/11/13/nivf113.xml
There is a case where this happened in, I believe, Washington DC. A woman was claiming support for her child. A DNA test showed the child was not hers, and she was arrested. At the time she was pregnant. During the trial she gave birth and the DNA test showed that newborn was also not hers. Yet both were. (Looking for link on this) The prosecutor dropped the case against her at that point.
There are also Mosaics. Here there is a mutation early in development, but after conception. All of the cells descended from the mutated one are mutated, but all the cell that are descended from the normal cells are normal. This can lead to a person who has partial Down Syndrome. If only 5% of the cells are Down Syndrome one might not even notice. But if 50% or 95% of cells are mutated then person would be noticeable Down Syndrome. These people may still be able to have normal children if they have normal sperm or eggs cells. - EpicSelekta, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2Aside from fraternal twins, though.
- noumuon, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2they don't teach basic punctuation in medical school. do they?
- Synova, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2I feel that same connection with the flying spaghetti monster, don't digg this guy down!
- tarmithius, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2I have 4 year old twin boys and they fight over the same clothing, so it is easier to get two sets of each and call it good. I use to think the same way about twins dressing the same until I had them myself.
- CoolWind, on 02/16/2008, -0/+2These researchers studied 19 pairs of identical twins and found that they indeed had the same DNA....
- sakuraz, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_therapy
This should, with due time, become OUR cure for cancer. - corduroy, on 02/16/2008, -0/+1Penetrance and Expressivity?
- simmux, on 02/16/2008, -1/+2Contrary to YOUR beliefs... Some of us are educated.
Well... Having attended a medical school put's me in a favourable position, I admit. - dawnraid101, on 02/16/2008, -0/+1Same as you but me and my bro have a special twin languege made up of codewords nobody else undrestands
- centerblack, on 02/17/2008, -0/+1*****, that page had the most annoying ads.
- EBFoxbat, on 02/16/2008, -0/+1Funny, however the differences between their identicalness is going to be important to science.
- rocket777, on 02/16/2008, -0/+1But isn't it true that epigenitics is as important as the genome in many cases? Doesn't the system that turns on/off the genes make a lot of difference? And since we don't generally have the ability to compare the epigenome of 2 twins, how can we be certain this is not an important factor.
- inactive, on 02/16/2008, -0/+1What the ***** is this? Someone already asked this question.
- jeffiek, on 02/16/2008, -0/+1She did.
- Br0wn, on 02/16/2008, -0/+1I don't see why either, it definitely makes it more confusing for the parents. For me and my twin it was always one wore red and the other wore blue.
- Quickstrike, on 02/16/2008, -1/+1This is information Dr. Mengele would have loved to know, if he was still alive.
- stavrogin2, on 02/16/2008, -4/+4All of this is very interesting, but It doesn't answer the most pressing question. When twins have sex, does it count as incest? Particularly blonde twins about 5'10" with blue eyes and b-cups.
- orev, on 02/17/2008, -0/+0It's called epigenetics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics
- JumKun, on 02/16/2008, -0/+0So are we changing the title from"identical twin" to "identical twin but not really"?
- ytsrc, on 02/17/2008, -0/+0Truly amazing findings! I'm discussing this with Sinclair and Sammie asap! This has great ramifications for all of those separated-at-birth twin studies and jay whitlow has wondered how the differences in the last 30 years could be explained. Maybe this is an answer.
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