TwinsUK
The TwinsUK resource is the biggest UK adult twin registry of 12,000 twins used to study the genetic and environmental aetiology of age related complex traits and diseases.
The TwinsUK is based at the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London.
LATEST NEWS
BBC Horizon Programme “The Truth About Fat”
The Department of Twin Research featured on the BBC Horizon Programme “The Truth About Fat”. You can watch it here.
Health Explained - Epigenetics
In this video Professor Tim Spector explains what epigenetics are using the example of identical twins. He shows how genes can only explain so much - and how we can also be affected by environmental factors such as what we eat, and the stress we endure.
Tim Spector and Baroness Boothroyd discuss ageing on Radio 4
Professor Spector and Baroness Betty Boothroyd (who was the first, and to date, only female Speaker of the House of Commons) were recently on Radio 4’s Today programme discussing Baroness Boothroyd's 'twin' visit and the genetics of ageing. Despite undergoing open-heart surgery two years ago, Baroness Boothroyd is, at the age of 82, "in fine fettle". But why is that? Is she reaping the rewards of a healthy lifestyle, or is it in her genes? Baroness Boothroyd wanted some answers and so she underwent a DTR visit to find out. To listen to the programme please click here.