[DutchgirlRN]

It looks to me from all the photo's that they have very distinct faces. Cojoined twins with one body?


Baby with two faces born in Northern India.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/st...ectid=10502885

[earle58]

that's really fascinating.
i wonder why 'she' has only 1 name?
i guess i could see why...
as long as they're medically stable, they'll always have ea other throughout their life journey together.

leslie

[jmgrn65]

umm wow i don't have anything to say, it is interesting. I wonder what an xray of her body would show. That is one of the strangest things I have ever seen. Can she grow up and live that way. does both mouths work and lead to one esophagus? Many questions but the article isn't very informative. I might have to do some more searching.

[DutchgirlRN]

Originally Posted by earle58

that's really fascinating.
i wonder why 'she' has only 1 name?
i guess i could see why...
as long as they're medically stable, they'll always have ea other throughout their life journey together.

leslie

They believe she is a reincarnated goddess. The faces function indepently of each other.

It will be interesting when these precious little girls or little girl as the case may be begins talking. Will they/she be able to say different things? I wonder if they are feeding both mouths? I wonder how much they have even been examined to determine if there are two brains? two stomachs? Fascinating and precious.

[jmgrn65]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapc...tml#cnnSTCText
well I hope i just posted a link that says more about it.

[cheerfuldoer]

Originally Posted by jmgrn65

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapc...tml#cnnSTCText
well I hope i just posted a link that says more about it.

Wow!!! THAT is so amazing!!!

[DutchgirlRN]

Although classically considered conjoined twinning (which it resembles), this anomaly is not normally due to the fusion or incomplete separation of two embryos. It is the result of a protein called Sonic Hedgehog homolog (SHH).

The SHH protein and its corresponding gene have been found to play an important role in signaling craniofacial patterning during embryonic development. Among other things, the SHH protein governs the width of facial features. In excess it leads to widening of facial features and to duplication of facial structures. The greater the widening, the more of the structures are duplicated, often in a mirror image form. This has been demonstrated in the laboratory by introducing pellets of the SHH protein into chicken embryos, resulting in chickens with duplicate beaks.

Healthy brain development is also dependent on the signaling function of the SHH protein. During embryonic development, the SHH protein directs embryonic cells to organize in specific areas that later become specialized neural tissues, thus controlling the size and shape of brain structures.

Non-stillbirth cases in humans are extremely rare.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craniofacial_duplication

[Tweety]

Very interesting.

This reminds me of the conjoined twin girls here that essentially are two heads on one body. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiSuyuOOBR8

[DutchgirlRN]

Originally Posted by Tweety

Very interesting.

This reminds me of the conjoined twin girls here that essentially are two heads on one body. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiSuyuOOBR8

Yes, very interesting. I remember seeing those girls on LTC when they were quite young. Wow in high school now, driving, etc.

I'm wondering too, does each one take a seperate test in school? Does one take a particular class that the other doesn't? How will that work in college? If I remember correctly each girl controls the arm and leg on their side. They have learned to coordinate their movements and don't have to consciously thinking about walking, steering etc...

[SuesquatchRN]

I SO don't believe that there's a "Sonic the Hedgehog" Hormone.

I *am* glad she was born in a place that she'll be revered, not shrunk from or killed.