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VIDEO: This is why science loves twins

Watch and test how identical twins grow and age, and you have the best natural experiment for separating the contributions of our genes and our environment.

TWINSBURG, Ohio — The FBI is interested in us.

No, we’re not “persons of interest.” We are interesting persons. My brother and I are identical twins. And the FBI has been supporting West Virginia University’s twin studies here for years.

But why here? The answer is in the

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