5 Jan 2009
Leukemia Research made headlines in January last year when a study on identical twins confirmed for the first time the existence of stem cells in childhood leukemia. Now, nearly a year on, new data has emerged shedding more light on how leukemia, the most common form of cancer in children, develops from birth.
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Oh dear - this is funniest prank. If I had a twin I would surely set this one up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ynfNfCqLlo&eurl=http://jaringanluas.com/2008/12/18/twins-bathroom-mirror-prank-funny/&feature=player_embedded
I just received a letter today from National Geographic and they wanted me to share more information with you about what to expect on In The Womb:Identical Twins…
“I wanted to send you some more details about the program for your information:
In The Womb: Identical Twins
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/in-the-womb
Sunday, December 21 at 9pm ET/PT
Identical twins are as […]
On December 21st National Geographic will premier In The Womb: Identical Twins which will follow twins from the embryo with all the latest technology to their behavior and interests while grown. The touch on many points that we are all curious about including nature v. nurture, personality traits and separation. To read more click here.
I […]
Im happy to know I am not the only one who is totally flabergasted by the amount of twins that are being had these days. Just when you thought the population might go down a bit with the loss of the baby boomers, twins are making it up fast. Here is an article I found […]
The shortest living male twins are John and Greg Rice of the Florida who are 34″ tall. The shortest females are Dorene Williams and Darlene McGregor of USA who are 4ft 1″. The shortest of all time were Matjus and Bela Matina of Hungary (later of USA) who were both 30″ tall.
Here are some helpful tips for those who are expecting to have twins.
1. Join a twins club. Talk with others who have twins.
2. Find distinctive names for both babies to grow into their own people. Please don’t refer to them as the twins!
3. Give them different colored bedding and clothes to be able to tell […]
Carol Banski writes us: Our twins were born at 124 days early and they are both still alive. Born at 22 weeks we were told we had a zero % chance of survival. Kay was 1lb 2oz and 11 3/4 inches Nick 1lb 5oz and 11 1/2 inches. Despite the fact that they have had […]
The world’s first test tube twins are Stephen and Amanda Mays born June 5 1981.
Cirque Du Soleil, a French Canadian circus with shows running in Las Vegas and Disneyworld, has 4 sets of twins working for them. Sarah and Karine Steben work in Las Vegas at O at the Bellagio hotel doing trapeze work. Elsie and Serenity Smith are touring Asia and the Pacific with the show Saltimbanco doing […]