Identical, fraternal, and “vanishing?”

The other day I mentioned “chimeras,” thinking of werewolves and centaurs. Turns out that humans can harbor two types of blood; it’s a condition called chimerism. One of the ways chimerism can occur is through blood cells from a “vanishing twin.” 20 to 30 percent of pregnancies that start out as twins end up as …

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