tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post4929715130801338414..comments2023-05-13T08:06:53.033-04:00Comments on Prettier Than Napoleon: Twin StudiesAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792206117772893217noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-42300882824143452052010-04-07T20:04:56.035-04:002010-04-07T20:04:56.035-04:00There's a twin convention in Minnesota every y...There's a twin convention in Minnesota every year. Twins from all over the country come and do twin-ish things. I think it's held in the Twin Cities.<br /><br />Researchers come and gather samples there.<br /><br />True story.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576942098699806553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-48821585572611628582010-04-06T14:18:31.960-04:002010-04-06T14:18:31.960-04:00“If I had any desire to lead a life of indolent ea...“If I had any desire to lead a life of indolent ease, I would wish to be an identical twin, separated at birth from my brother and raised in a different social class. We could hire ourselves out to a host of social scientists and practically name our fee."<br />--Stephen Jay GouldJacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951813428886781412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-34080415595942497192010-04-06T11:08:35.809-04:002010-04-06T11:08:35.809-04:00There is an Australian Twin Registry, but I think ...There is an Australian Twin Registry, but I think most studies in the U.S. are based on random recruitment, either from the general population or from an organization in the focus area (e.g. an LGBT group will ask members who have a twin to contact such-and-such researcher who is looking into a genetic link for homosexuality). Many of the twin studies I've seen don't have a very large <i>PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574772.post-34446994892316912582010-04-06T09:18:41.783-04:002010-04-06T09:18:41.783-04:00The tricky part is sneaking into the hospitals and...The tricky part is sneaking into the hospitals and switching them around so they can do the "twins separated at birth" studies.Geoffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06876827945692463786noreply@blogger.com