first phone call, Ann and Elizabeth reunited after 78 years apart. They met in a hotel room in Fullerton, California, which is near Los Angeles. They went to Fullerton to meet because Dr. Nancy Segal invited them to participate her twins research program, which has been going on for over 20 years. After meeting Elizabeth, Ann said "I feel like I've known Liz all my life now." After two days of testing they went to Elizabeth's home in Albany, Oregon. When they went to Oregon, they spent 6 May at Historic Carousel and Museum in Albany and Ann left for England on 9 May. They found that the hardest part of meeting was the international spotlight they found themselves in. The BBC interviewed them in their room and they also had many requests for interviews from other media outlets. Hamel said that "We've gotten a taste of what it's like to be a famous film star or royalty" as she reportedly wrinkled her face up in disgust. They exchanged gifts as Dr. Segal reports separated twins often do when they reunite. Elizabeth gave Ann a cameo that had been passed down from her grandmother to her mother to her. Twin research The twins were invited to the Twin Studies Center at California State University, Fullerton, California, to participate in an ongoing study of twins who have been raised separately most of their lives to investigate the effects of genes on behaviour. During the two-day study, Dr. Segal assessed similarities and differences between the twins and conducted DNA analyses. In particular, she aimed to get a comprehensive assessment of their abilities, interests, and lives since they are the world's longest separated twins. In the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart, researchers found that 44.5% of twins separated at or near birth were separated because of birth out of marriage. Almost all twins separated for this reason are both adopted, but Ann and Elizabeth's case is unusual because one baby was kept by the natural mother. Dr. Segal has found that twins separated for even long periods of time, have surprising similarities. For example, Bridget and Dorothy, a pair of separated twins were wearing the same jewellery when they were reunited: "seven rings, three bracelets and a watch." Where these similarities come from is a complicated question, but Dr. Segal suspects that genes associated with intelligence, temperament, and personality may explain some