Written by Dr Andrew Hoy and Ashlee Tenberge, published in The Conversation
7 November 2012
Are they twins? Are they identical? Are they natural? Which one is older? These are some of the all-too-familiar, somewhat invasive and highly personal questions posed by well-intentioned strangers to parents with multiples the world over.
Written by Jenny Boadle from the Twins Research Australia and published in the AMBA Magazine
October 2017
It is often the similarities of twins that draw attention and interest from people. But for health and medical experts it is the differences between twins in a pair that are the most fascinating. This is because they offer important clues about how our genes and environment contribute to our health and wellbeing.
Written by the Australian Twin Registry and published in the AMBA Magazine
September 2015
A recent study found that nearly a third of twins were incorrect when asked to identify if they were identical or not. Why does it matter and how can you find out for sure? “Are they identical or not?” is usually the first question asked of new parents about their twins. While it may be a matter of curiosity for most parents, for others it has become lifesaving knowledge.
Written by Assoc Prof Mark Umstad, AMBA Patron, and published in the AMBA Magazine
October 2017
For a century, it has been thought that dizygotic twins result from the fertilisation of two separate eggs by two separate sperm, and monozygotic twins form when a single egg is fertilised by a single sperm then subsequently divides to form two embryos.
Written by the Australian Twin Registry and published in the AMBA Magazine
September 2015
Leading American twin researcher and author Dr Nancy L. Segal visited Australia as a guest of the Australian Twin Registry. She explains how she came to devote her life to studying twins, especially twins raised apart, and some of her latest findings.
