TwinsUK and BGI to Study Epigenetics of 5,000 Twins under $30M Project

Sep 07, 2010

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TwinsUK and Chinese genome institute BGI have launched a $30 million project called Epitwin to study epigenetic differences in 5,000 twins, the organizations said this week.

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