Podcast: Debating doppelgangers — How do two completely different people end up with the same face?

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The thing about doppelgangers is that despite looking almost identical, they aren’t biologically related. So, what makes them appear so similar? How do totally different people end up with the same face? And, can studying doppelgangers tell us anything about the age-old question of nature v nurture?

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Madeleine Finlay speaks to Dr Manel Esteller to find out.

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