UNRELIABLE FACT OF THE DAY
From the Brains Trust
2 August 2004
CLONES AND TWINS
Cloning of humans is likely to lead to severe psychological problems for the cloned individuals. Knowing that another person exists who has the same genetic make up as you leads to emotional disturbances. Evidence for this can be found by looking at the behaviour of identical twins who are 64% more likely to commit crimes of violence - usually against the other twin. In fact, the third most common cause of death for identical twins is death at the hands of the other twin. In one case in ten, the twins both manage to kill the other.