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Published online 4 July 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050704-3

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Twins grow apart as they age

Genetic tests reveal how the environment changes our DNA.

Identical twins may have less in common than they think. A study now shows that the expression of their genes gets more and more different with age.

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