Chapter one: Twin Studies

I have come a bit late to the blog and as I benefit of this (at least there is one) I have had the chance to browse through people's responses. One that got my attention as food for thought what was by Emily Jacoby and the responding comment. The relationship between nature vs. nature is one that I also find to be incredibly captivating and our understanding of it is progressing. I thought I'd share this article that, I think, is an excellent exploration of these themes and gives some interesting insight into genetics and environments. It also is an excellent example of a longitudinal study. Here is a link to the article: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/twin-brothers-separated-at-birth-reveal-striking-genetic-similarities/

The article discusses one of the many famous studies done on twins separated at birth and their development through out life. There are obvious similarities, for example health problems, but there are also profound similarities that are quite fascinating like a propensity to stand in the same position for photos, or an affinity for religion, which one would think would be largely contributed to ones environment. While the twin studies have evident flaws some of which are basic to the nature of longitudinal studies, that we learned about this week, they are over all  a really captivation glimpse of the relationship between nature and nuture that we are just beginning to understand.