The Epigenetics of Identical Twins

[lukin5]

Nat Geo brought me here

[stargirlsusan]

Cool video very creaive.

But can someone tell me if there is a video in youtube regarding the Jim Lewis and Jim Springer, who were identical twins separated at birth, and discovered that through their lives they had made surpricingly similar desitions. Thats actually what i was looking for

[silentobservor]

well done!

[clarinetchica529]

This was a fantastic video! Thanks!

[Arghira]

I love the special effects !!

[xXxRennxXx]

My identical twin and I both have an ankle deformity (in opposite feet). We have been living in almost the exact same environment since we were born and yet the deformity has never bothered my twin but I had to get pain relieving surgery on mine. Could tiny differences really make that drastic of a difference?

[lili9000c]

If anyone is interested in the way epigenetics affects criminality and addiction please watch the first part of the movie Zeitgeist Moving Forward, or look up DrGabor Mate

[justberealsnitch]

this was great ! so creative.

[shadowrath4]

In a nutshell, depending on the environment you're put into, your epigenomes turn on or off to allow you to adapt to your environment.

why couldn't people just say that >.>

K.I.S.

keep. it. simple.

[ReiRiko]

I am an identical twin, but my sister looks abit different than me even though we have been living together under the same conditions for 18 years.

How does this apply to my situation?

[conyo985]

@ReiRiko

There are still slight differences between you two. You don't do the same thing all the time do you?

[oOlucylueOo]

wow This explained it so much!!!! Thanks

[claudetaiwan]

In Taiwan, there is a phrase called " Husband/ wife face". It means the faces of a couple would look alike after they married for a period of time , say, one decade or more.

Wonder if this is also of the same effect -- epigenetics?

[Brollyssweetface]

This may sound weird but I know of a set of identical twins that seem to get more alike as they get older. But than again, they're the type that never like to seperate from each other so they probably have alot of the same experiences which can shape a person as well.

[kidka20]

ya cause im also a twin,identical twins are the best

[TheLonelyImmortal]

I used to not believe people or textbooks when they said that twins had the same DNA, for twins look different. Now I'm back to believing it :)

[105fatty]

But what makes one twin prefer vegetables to potato chips or jump-roping to watching tv? Simple Life experience?

[culicomorpha]

@105fatty That is a great question. I would say life experience, as well. Perhaps one of the twins jumproped before the other (because they only had one jumprope). Perhaps one of the twins got sick and was treated differently than the other for some time (fed different foods). Perhaps one spent more time with mom and the other spent more time with dad. It is so funny hearing parents state that they treated all of their pregnancies and children the same, because they did not.

[SaviourSole]

The voiceover is terrific! Just like in the old NOVA shows.

[QueensrycheGirl1]

like like :)

[The13shygirl]

I also thought that the way they conducted the Epigenetic theory is very well constructed.

[xSilverPhinx]

Cool! Thanks for uploading.

[dabeshu]

this is a really cool way of telling the story