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Double Vision: 6 Stunning Photos of Identical Twins Who are ‘Alike But Not Alike’
National Geographic explores twins in the January 2012 issue. Photo copyright: Martin Schoeller
The wonders of nature are usually spoken about in reference to things, like spectacular waterfalls or breathtaking rock formations. But twins are another wonder of nature, and they are explored at length in the January 2012 issue of National Geographic:
They have the same piercing eyes. The same color hair. One may be shy, while the other loves meeting new people. Discovering why identical twins differ—despite having the same DNA—could reveal a great deal about all of us.
The issues examines “the influence of genes and the environment” in an effort to understand how nature and nurture work together to determine things like personality, behavior, and vulnerability to disease.
Take a sneak peak at some of the astonishing twin portraits in this month’s National Geographic:
Copyright: Martin Schoeller/National Geographic
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Kelly commented on Jan 02 12 at 2:04 amThe Nat Geo article doesn’t go into too many examples about identical twins who have significant differences – the autistic twins example was pretty much it (in which one twin is more severely autistic than the other). My identical twin sister and I have so many personality differences – maybe we should be studied! :) The article kind of just made twins look like freaks. ::sigh::
Robin @ Farewell, Stranger commented on Jan 02 12 at 10:26 amHaven’t seen the magazine, but the pictures are fascinating. Thanks for sharing!
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