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Do you know the most precious and in demand people for any research in the world?
They also form amazing storylines and great movie plots!
If they are more than two then it is the best thing ever which happens to a research team!
The book called Behave by Robert Sapolsky also tells us how these people are like the literal lottery for researchers!
Now now, do not get impatient!
The best people for any research are TWINS!
This is because twins have the same genetic built if they are monozygotic and even if they are dizygotic ones; they share at least 50 percent of the genetic trait!
So if you want to study the effect of environments then you have two or more of the same human in different situations! The way they react is the perfect fodder for proper research!
Some of the most famous tests and research studies done on twins include the landmark Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart and the unique NASA Twins Study with the Kelly brothers.
The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart (MISTRA): Conducted from 1979 to 1990 by Thomas J. Bouchard Jr. and colleagues at the University of Minnesota, this landmark study involved over 100 pairs of separated identical and fraternal twins from around the world!
The study assessed the relative contributions of genetics (nature) and environment (nurture) to a wide range of traits, including personality, intelligence (IQ), personal interests, and even mannerisms.
They found that identical twins reared apart showed remarkable similarities in personality, behavior, and IQ, suggesting a strong genetic influence on these traits. The famous “Jim twins” (James Lewis and James Springer) were a prominent example, sharing numerous coincidental life details!
In fact the result of this study are constantly seen in movies and stories where twins separated at birth and reared by different parents and environment may have some differences but share some common ‘quirks’ or ‘habits’!
The NASA Twins Study: A unique 2015-2016 study that compared the physical and mental changes of astronaut Scott Kelly during a year in space with his identical twin brother Mark Kelly, who remained on Earth as a control subject!
Now you know TED talk! Do you know TED study!?
The TED study or Twins Early Development Study is one of the largest ongoing twin studies in the world, based in the UK, following more than 13,000 twin families since the mid-1990s!
Be happy you are not a twin! Sometimes only one is enough! Reasons do not matter! Like the great Humanist Ramaswamy Venkataraman!
Now stop remembering stories of the evil twins and sleep!
SHubh ratri!
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