tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post1833421965341400235..comments2024-03-27T23:56:25.286-07:00Comments on Cabinet of Wonders: How Twins Go BadHeather McDougalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09683209580852572301noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-16358611631852761122014-10-05T09:24:09.072-07:002014-10-05T09:24:09.072-07:00Very interesting post.
Very interesting post.<br /><br />EphemeralMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890871324883986563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-36035874159561237942009-02-25T18:25:00.000-08:002009-02-25T18:25:00.000-08:00Ok, I have to wonder how these teratomas fit in wi...Ok, I have to wonder how these teratomas fit in with the movement to declare that life begins at conception. Ooooh, that darn science is always meddling in things it shouldn't!! <BR/>Seriously, thank you for making me aware of this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-66121559027570171292009-02-13T18:54:00.000-08:002009-02-13T18:54:00.000-08:00i'm also terribly fascinated by the eldritch world...i'm also terribly fascinated by the eldritch world of conjoined twins. informative post - thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-12921742070662077452009-02-10T12:18:00.000-08:002009-02-10T12:18:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Aspasia Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903143756675674175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-40613312351629631632009-02-06T10:34:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:34:00.000-08:00From the golden age of teratology:http://www.collp...From the golden age of teratology:<BR/><BR/>http://www.collphyphil.org/virt_tour/museum_8.htm<BR/><BR/>Also at the Mutter Museum: "A death cast made of Chang and Eng is on display at the museum. A chair that was built specially for the twins to sit in is also on display along with their preserved conjoined livers."It'sAllTooMuchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102776055367408996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843157625045099797.post-25111077426525928152009-02-03T11:50:00.000-08:002009-02-03T11:50:00.000-08:00As an identical twin(I have a twin sister), I find...As an identical twin(I have a twin sister), I find this all so interesting. I often have wondered why we separated while other twins didn't or don't. Growing up, I didn't really know what the difference between an identical and fraternal twin was. Now that I do it is really freaky! Identical twins are not genetic-they are considered a mutation-there are theories on what causes the fertilized egg to spilt, but so far, no one is 100% sure. <BR/><BR/>We share the same dna and we have our own language. We have a special esp thing going on and more. She has 2 little boys and I have no children. Her boys call me "mom". Her oldest(6) finally said it was just too confusing to try to call me "Auntie" and since we are the same person "split" I am really his mom too-smart kid! His little brother agrees. So, I get to be a mom without giving birth!<BR/><BR/>Also, growing up, our best friend was our 1st cousin who we shared a love of science with. He was intriqued by his indentical twin cousins. He grew up to be a doctor and now studies conjoined twins-what makes some split-can he isolate a specific gene or moment in utero when this happens and more. He has also discovered many cases of adults(usualy in their late teens or early 20s) who have a twin in their abdomen. And, like you have written here, with women the twin is in their uterus or ovaries and with men somewhere in their intestines. Our cousin says there is still so much to learn and that we will never figure it out! <BR/><BR/>Ha! And, I am almost 40 and haven't lived with my twin since high school, and still say things like , "our cousin, our mom" and I am by myself talking to someone-I am sure this sounds crazy! All I know for sure is that the things that my twin and I say, think and do and did make complete since to us but compared to the rest of world and what is considered "normal", we freak people out. Nature has its blips and bleeps and people are part of this. Twins are part of this as well!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08587918375806691891noreply@blogger.com