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Study: Identical Twins Are Not Genetically Exact Copies The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:05:20 0:00 A new study suggests that identical twins are not exactly the same genetically. Identical twins are two babies that come from the same fertilized egg. Scientists in Iceland examined DNA from 387 pairs of identical twins, their parents, children, husbands or wives. The examinations led the team to find “early mutations that separate identical twins,” lead researcher and geneticist Kari Stefansson said. He is a professor at the University of Iceland and founder of the compan...

In his third run for president, Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump. Perhaps his most important quality was that he was not that different than past presidents, but he was also not Trump.

China Restricts Travel for Lunar New Year to Control COVID-19 Spread The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:05:40 0:00 Pop-out player Chinese officials urged people to avoid traveling home for the Lunar New Year observance to prevent spreading the coronavirus in rural areas. China reported its biggest one-day jump in COVID cases in more than five months on Wednesday. Efforts to contain the new wave of infections include a lockdown of four cities. Most of the new cases were reported near the capital, Beijing; but an area in the far northeast also reported a rise in infections. More ...

Growing Trees From Seeds January 18, 2021 FILE - The morning sun illuminates the autumnal fire red leaves of Japanese maple tree in Falls Church, Virginia, Dec. 2, 2016. Share The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:16 0:00 Maple and oak trees with branches full of seeds at the end of summer got American plant expert Lee Reich thinking about how trees grow. He remembers how, a few years ago, he decided to drop an apple seed into some soil he had placed in a small container. Reich imagined his small seed would turn into a beautiful apple tree. But, it didn’t work out. The seed...

The ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s is entering the pet food business for the first time with frozen treats for dogs. The treats, called Doggie Desserts, will be available for sale at U.S. food and pet stores later this month.