Many diseases and medical conditions are partly influenced by genetic factors. That is because identical twins show greater resemblance in health-related traits, compared with fraternal twins. Of ...

The nature versus nurture conundrum is an eternal debate. A recent study of 175 identical and 88 fraternal adult twins explores some of the questions of how genes and the environment determine the ...

On the morning of September 25, 2023, 35-year-old Samantha Jo Petersen struck an Amish buggy on a southeastern Minnesota road while driving her SUV back from work. Amid the strewn debris, two children ...