154: The Science of Vanishing Twin Syndrome

Sometimes twins can battle it out while in the womb, resulting in one of them just... disappearing. This is vanishing twin syndrome, and it's far more common than you may first think. Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:http://youtube.com/SciGuys Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!http://patreon.com/sciguys If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!Facebookhttp://facebook.com/SciGuysPodTwitterhttp://twitter.com/SciGuysPodInstagramhttp://instagram.com/SciGuysPodFollow the SCI GUYS@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforthReferences & Further ReadingTwins & Pregnancyhttps://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/identical-twinshttps://www.twins.org.au/twins-and-families/about-twins/171-mirror-image-twinshttps://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/finding-out/pregnant-with-twins/https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/miscarriage/Vanishing Twinshttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK563220/#:~:text=Vanishing%20twin%20syndrome%2C%20as%20the,image%20of%20a%20vanishing%20twin.https://time.com/4091210/chimera-twins/https://www.livescience.com/teens-twin-found-inside-adbomen-fetus-in-fetu.htmlGestational Sachttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK551624/