-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- singer celine dion is 14 weeks pregnant with twins after years of trying to expand her family , her representative said sunday . dion , 42 , and her husband-manager rene angelil , 68 , will find out next month the gender of their twins , representative kim jakwerth said . the pregnancy was the result of her sixth in-vitro fertilization attempt , jakwerth said . dion turned to acupuncture therapy to improve her chances of getting pregnant , she said . genetic : mice taught to fear a certain smell pass this information on to their children through their sperm . the smell of fear can be inherited genetically and can be passed on for two generations , scientists have proved . for the first time researchers at emory school of medicine in georgia have shown that if mice are taught to fear a certain smell this triggers chemical changes in their sperm . these changes then alter the makeup of their children and grandchildren 's brains , causing them to fear the same smell . if the same is true of humans it could completely change the way we think about adult behaviour , and how we treat conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder . kerry ressler , professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences , said : ` knowing how the experiences of parents influence their descendants helps us to understand psychiatric disorders that may have a trans-generational basis , and possibly to design therapeutic strategies . ' hong kong -lrb- cnn -rrb- cathay pacific was forced to cancel a scheduled flight from london to hong kong after one of the pilots was arrested after trying to board the airliner with knives in his luggage . the pilot , who has not been identified , was stopped during security checks as the flight prepared to depart on saturday night , the metropolitan police said in a statement monday . `` at around 21:10 hours police at heathrow airport were called to a staff search area . `` officers attended and subsequently the member of flight crew , a man , was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place . '' an egyptian goose that lived for at least a week with an arrow piercing its neck as it evaded capture by animal control workers in southern california died after it was wrangled and taken to surgery . the goose at first appeared to make it successfully through the operation at a bird and wildlife clinic wednesday but then died a short time later , said katie ingram of orange county animal care . he was then taken into custody at a local police station where he was later bailed and ordered to return in may pending an investigation , the police statement added . cathay pacific , which is headquartered in hong kong , told cnn in an email that it would cooperate with authorities , but that it was unable to provide further details as the incident is being investigated by police . during the study mice were taught to associate the smell of cherry blossom with a mild electric shock . after a short time the mice reacted fearfully even if they were just exposed to the smell . scientists then checked the mice 's offspring and found that they also associated the odor with fear , despite never having been given an electric shock . it apologized to the 262 people on board flight cx254 , which eventually departed on sunday , adding that it assisted passengers with overnight accommodation in london and alternative flight arrangements . passengers were forced to wait in the seats on board the boeing 777 for more than two hours before the service was canceled . they concluded that the trait must have been passed down genetically as the fathers never met their offspring , meaning the behaviour could not have been learned . this could completely change the way we think about conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder . post-traumatic stress attacks have been shown to be triggered by smells , and scientists fear that soldiers could pass this information on to their children causing them to suffer . the offspring were not more nervous generally , and only reacted to the same smell their parents had been taught to be wary of . they were also able to pick up on very small amounts of the smell and had a larger space in their brain dedicated to detecting odors . the experiments also showed that the information can be passed down through the mother , and that it affects children whether they are conceived naturally or through ivf treatment . the study concluded that ` ancestral experience before conception ' could be an under-appreciated affect on people 's behavior , especially where parents had been through a particularly traumatising experience , such as a war-zone . ` the vet did everything that they could do , ' ingram told los angeles television station knbc . previous studies have shown that post-traumatic stress attacks can be brought on by particular smells and the fear is that soldiers could pass this fear on to their children , causing them to have similar attacks when they detect the same odor . angelil is the father , she said . the couple already has a 9-year-old son , rene-charles . `` they just told us there were crew issues . the captain said ` apologies for everything that has happened ' . he said they tried to get another pilot but they could n't get there on time , '' one passenger on the flight told the hong kong-based south china morning post . the five-time grammy winner has sold 200 million albums around the world , according to her website . a new harris poll released in may named dion , a canadian , as america 's favorite singer . dion , who completed a world tour last year , will return to las vegas , nevada , next march to begin a three-year residency at the colosseum at caesars palace . ` we are unsure if it was due to the extent of the injuries or some other complication . we were all hoping for a happy ending for this little guy . ' scroll down for video . cnn 's doug hyde contributed to this report . dead goose : goose with an arrow piercing its neck dies after surgery to remove the piercing object . puncture wound : the goose at first appeared to make it successfully through the arrow removal operation at a bird and wildlife clinic wednesday but then died a short time later . poor goose : somehow this poor little goose ended up with an arrow through it 's neck . she said the bird 's skin had healed around the arrow and made the process more difficult . animal officials had high hopes for the bird 's recovery after its capture earlier wednesday because it seemed in otherwise good health and the arrow had missed all its vital organs . a worker at the anaheim hills car wash befriended the goose several days ago by feeding it bread crumbs and was able to catch it and turn it over , ingram said . she said the animal was shot intentionally at least a week ago . animal control officers started getting calls on april 5 about the bird and found it after a call from hole 5 at the anaheim hills golf course on april 8 , ingram said . the birds are not native to the area , so it was probably living near the course or was someone 's pet . the cause of the birds injuries are unknown but officials believe it was the victim of animal cruelty . animal cruelty officers planned to launch an investigation into the assault and fingerprint the arrow after it was removed from the goose 's neck . the investigation still stands but sadly the goose will waddle no more . evaded care : the duck ran from animal care workers for at least a week after it was pierced in the neck . tragic death : veterinarians at an area bird and wildlife clinic examined the bird and said it appeared to be in good health , except for the arrow that missed all its vital organs . tragedy : animal care workers say vets did all they could to save the duck and that the death is a tragedy .
celine dion learns twins ' gender in june . pregnancy is result of sixth in-vitro fertilization attempt . acupuncture was used to bolster pregnancy chances .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- singer celine dion is 14 weeks pregnant with twins after years of trying to expand her family , her representative said sunday . dion , 42 , and her husband-manager rene angelil , 68 , will find out next month the gender of their twins , representative kim jakwerth said . the pregnancy was the result of her sixth in-vitro fertilization attempt , jakwerth said . dion turned to acupuncture therapy to improve her chances of getting pregnant , she said . genetic : mice taught to fear a certain smell pass this information on to their children through their sperm . the smell of fear can be inherited genetically and can be passed on for two generations , scientists have proved . for the first time researchers at emory school of medicine in georgia have shown that if mice are taught to fear a certain smell this triggers chemical changes in their sperm . these changes then alter the makeup of their children and grandchildren 's brains , causing them to fear the same smell . if the same is true of humans it could completely change the way we think about adult behaviour , and how we treat conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder . kerry ressler , professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences , said : ` knowing how the experiences of parents influence their descendants helps us to understand psychiatric disorders that may have a trans-generational basis , and possibly to design therapeutic strategies . ' hong kong -lrb- cnn -rrb- cathay pacific was forced to cancel a scheduled flight from london to hong kong after one of the pilots was arrested after trying to board the airliner with knives in his luggage . the pilot , who has not been identified , was stopped during security checks as the flight prepared to depart on saturday night , the metropolitan police said in a statement monday . `` at around 21:10 hours police at heathrow airport were called to a staff search area . `` officers attended and subsequently the member of flight crew , a man , was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place . '' an egyptian goose that lived for at least a week with an arrow piercing its neck as it evaded capture by animal control workers in southern california died after it was wrangled and taken to surgery . the goose at first appeared to make it successfully through the operation at a bird and wildlife clinic wednesday but then died a short time later , said katie ingram of orange county animal care . he was then taken into custody at a local police station where he was later bailed and ordered to return in may pending an investigation , the police statement added . cathay pacific , which is headquartered in hong kong , told cnn in an email that it would cooperate with authorities space in their brain dedicated to detecting odors . the experiments also showed that the information can be passed down through the mother , and that it affects children whether they are conceived naturally or through ivf treatment . the study concluded that ` ancestral experience before conception ' could be an under-appreciated affect on people 's behavior , especially where parents had been through a particularly traumatising experience , such as a war-zone . ` the vet did everything that they could do , ' ingram told los angeles television station knbc . previous studies have shown that post-traumatic stress attacks can be brought on by particular smells and the fear is that soldiers could pass this fear on to their children , causing them to have similar attacks when they detect the same odor . angelil is the father , she said . the couple already has a 9-year-old son , rene-charles . `` they just told us there were crew issues . the captain said ` apologies for everything that has happened ' . he said they tried to get another pilot but they could n't get there on time , '' one passenger on the flight told the hong kong-based south china morning post . the five-time grammy winner has sold 200 million albums around the world , according to her website . a new harris poll released in may named dion , a canadian , as america 's favorite singer . dion , who completed a world tour last year , will return to las vegas , nevada , next march to begin a three-year residency at the colosseum at caesars palace . ` we are unsure if it was due to the extent of the injuries or some other complication . we were all hoping for a happy ending for this little guy . ' scroll down for video . cnn 's doug hyde contributed to this report . dead goose : goose with an arrow piercing its neck dies after surgery to remove the piercing object . puncture wound : the goose at first appeared to make it successfully through the arrow removal operation at a bird and wildlife clinic wednesday but then died a short time later . poor goose : somehow this poor little goose ended up with an arrow through it 's neck . she said the bird 's skin had healed around the arrow and made the process more difficult . animal officials had high hopes for the bird 's recovery after its capture earlier wednesday because it seemed in otherwise good health and the arrow had missed all its vital organs . a worker at the anaheim hills car wash befriended the goose several days ago by feeding it bread crumbs and was able to catch it and turn it over , ingram said . she said the animal was shot intentionally at least a week ago . animal control officers started getting calls on april 5 about the bird and found it after a call from hole 5 at
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- singer celine dion is 14 weeks pregnant with twins after years of trying to expand her family , her representative said sunday . dion , 42 , and her husband-manager rene angelil , 68 , will find out next month the gender of their twins , representative kim jakwerth said . the pregnancy was the result of her sixth in-vitro fertilization attempt , jakwerth said . dion turned to acupuncture therapy to improve her chances of getting pregnant , she said . genetic : mice taught to fear a certain smell pass this information on to their children through their sperm . the smell of fear can be inherited genetically and can be passed on for two generations , scientists have proved . for the first time researchers at emory school of medicine in georgia have shown that if mice are taught to fear a certain smell this triggers chemical changes in their sperm . these changes then alter the makeup of their children and grandchildren 's brains , causing them to fear the same smell . if the same is true of humans it could completely change the way we think about adult behaviour , and how we treat conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder . kerry ressler , professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences , said : ` knowing how the experiences of parents influence their descendants helps us to understand psychiatric disorders that may have a trans-generational basis , and possibly to design therapeutic strategies . 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'' an egyptian goose that lived for at least a week with an arrow piercing its neck as it evaded capture by animal control workers in southern california died after it was wrangled and taken to surgery . the goose at first appeared to make it successfully through the operation at a bird and wildlife clinic wednesday but then died a short time later , said katie ingram of orange county animal care . he was then taken into custody at a local police station where he was later bailed and ordered to return in may pending an investigation , the police statement added . cathay pacific , which is headquartered in hong kong , told cnn in an email that it would cooperate with authorities space in their brain dedicated to detecting odors . the experiments also showed that the information can be passed down through the mother , and that it affects children whether they are conceived naturally or through ivf treatment . the study concluded that ` ancestral experience before conception ' could be an under-appreciated affect on people 's behavior , especially where parents had been through a particularly traumatising experience , such as a war-zone . ` the vet did everything that they could do , ' ingram told los angeles television station knbc . previous studies have shown that post-traumatic stress attacks can be brought on by particular smells and the fear is that soldiers could pass this fear on to their children , causing them to have similar attacks when they detect the same odor . angelil is the father , she said . the couple already has a 9-year-old son , rene-charles . `` they just told us there were crew issues . the captain said ` apologies for everything that has happened ' . he said they tried to get another pilot but they could n't get there on time , '' one passenger on the flight told the hong kong-based south china morning post . the five-time grammy winner has sold 200 million albums around the world , according to her website . a new harris poll released in may named dion , a canadian , as america 's favorite singer . dion , who completed a world tour last year , will return to las vegas , nevada , next march to begin a three-year residency at the colosseum at caesars palace . ` we are unsure if it was due to the extent of the injuries or some other complication . we were all hoping for a happy ending for this little guy . ' scroll down for video . cnn 's doug hyde contributed to this report . dead goose : goose with an arrow piercing its neck dies after surgery to remove the piercing object . puncture wound : the goose at first appeared to make it successfully through the arrow removal operation at a bird and wildlife clinic wednesday but then died a short time later . poor goose : somehow this poor little goose the anaheim hills golf course on april 8 , ingram said . the birds are not native to the area , so it was probably living near the course or was someone 's pet . the cause of the birds injuries are unknown but officials believe it was the victim of animal cruelty . animal cruelty officers planned to launch an investigation into the assault and fingerprint the arrow after it was removed from the goose 's neck . the investigation still stands but sadly the goose will waddle no more . evaded care : the duck ran from animal care workers for at least a week after it was pierced in the neck . tragic death : veterinarians at an area bird and wildlife clinic examined the bird and said it appeared to be in good health , except for the arrow that missed all its vital organs . tragedy : animal care workers say vets did all they could to save the duck and that the death is a tragedy .
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- singer celine dion is 14 weeks after years trying expand, her representative sunday. dion, 42 and her husband-manager rene angelil 68 will find next the gender their twins representative kim jakwerth said. the pregnancy was her sixth in-vitro fertilization attempt, jakwerth said. dion turned acupuncture therapy improve her chances, she genetic : mice taught fear a certain smell pass this information through their sperm. the smell fear can inherited genetically and can for two generations, scientists proved for researchers emory school georgia if mice taught fear a certain smell this triggers chemical changes their sperm. these changes then alter the makeup their children grandchildren 's brains, causing fear the same smell. if the same is humans it could completely adult behaviour, how treat conditions post kerry ressler, professor psychiatry, said : ` knowing the experiences parents influence their descendants helps psychiatric disorders that, and possibly to design therapeutic strategies. ' hong -lrb- cnn -rrb- cathay pacific was forced cancel london one arrested after trying the airliner knives his luggage. the pilot, who has not stopped during security checks as the flight prepared on saturday night the metropolitan police monday `` at around 21:10 hours police at heathrow airport were a staff search area. `` officers attended and subsequently the member flight crew, a man, possession in possession a knife blade / sharp pointed article. '' an egyptian goose that lived for at least a week with an arrow piercing as evaded animal control workers southern california died wrangled taken surgery. the goose at first appeared make it successfully through the operation at a bird and wildlife clinic wednesday but then died, said katie ingram of orange county animal care. he was then taken at where later bailed ordered return in may pending, the police statement added cathay pacific, which headquartered hong kong told cnn in cooperate authorities, unable as the incident being during the study mice taught associate the smell cherry a mild electric shock. after a short time the mice reacted fearfully even if just exposed the smell. scientists then checked the mice 's offspring also associated the odor fear, despite never given it apologized the 262 people on board flight cx254, eventually departed on sunday adding assisted passengers overnight accommodation in london alternative flight arrangements passengers were forced the seats on board the boeing 777 for the service canceled. they concluded the trait must passed genetically as the fathers never met, meaning the behaviour could learned. this could completely conditions such. post-traumatic stress attacks have shown triggered smells, scientists fear soldiers pass causing suffer. the offspring were not more nervous generally, only reacted the same smell their parents been taught be wary they also able pick very small amounts the smell had a larger space their brain dedicated detecting. the experiments also the information can passed the mother, affects children whether conceived naturally ivf treatment the study concluded ` ancestral experience before conception ' could an under-appreciated affect on people 's behavior, especially where parents had through a particularly traumatising experience such a war-zone. ` the vet did everything that they, ' ingram told los angeles television station knbc. previous studies post-traumatic stress attacks brought particular smells the fear is that soldiers could pass this fear, causing have similar attacks when detect. angelil is the father, she said. the couple already has, rene-charles. `` they just told there crew issues. the captain said ` apologies everything '. he said they tried another pilot but could n't there on, '' one passenger on the hong kong-based south china morning post the five-time grammy winner has sold 200 million albums around, according her website a new harris poll released in may named dion, canadian, as america 's favorite singer. dion, who completed a world tour, las vegas, nevada next march begin at caesars palace ` we unsure due the extent some other complication. we were all hoping this little guy. ' scroll. cnn 's doug hyde contributed. dead goose : goose with an arrow piercing dies after surgery to the piercing object. puncture wound : the goose at first appeared make it successfully through the arrow removal operation at a bird and wildlife clinic wednesday but died. poor goose : somehow this poor little goose ended an arrow through it 's. she the bird 's skin had healed around the arrow made the process difficult. animal officials had high hopes the bird 's recovery its capture earlier wednesday because seemed in otherwise good health the arrow missed all its vital organs. a worker the anaheim hills car wash befriended the goose several by feeding bread crumbs was catch and turn over, ingram said. she the animal shot intentionally at least a. animal control officers started getting on april 5 about the bird and found after a call hole 5 at the anaheim hills golf course on 8, ingram. the birds not native, so was probably living near the course or was someone 's pet. the cause the birds injuries are officials the victim animal cruelty. animal cruelty officers planned launch the assault fingerprint the arrow after removed the goose 's neck. the investigation still stands but sadly the goose will waddle no. evaded care : the duck ran from animal care workers for it pierced. tragic death : veterinarians at an area bird and wildlife clinic examined said appeared, except the arrow missed all its vital organs tragedy : animal care workers say vets did all the duck that the death is.
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- singer celine dion is 14 weeks pregnant with twins after years of trying to expand her family , her representative said sunday . dion , 42 , and her husband-manager rene angelil , 68 , will find out next month the gender of their twins , representative kim jakwerth said . the pregnancy was the result of her sixth in-vitro fertilization attempt , jakwerth said . dion turned to acupuncture therapy to improve her chances of getting pregnant , she said . genetic : mice taught to fear a certain smell pass this information on to their children through their sperm . the smell of fear can be inherited genetically and can be passed on for two generations , scientists have proved . for the first time researchers at emory school of medicine in georgia have shown that if mice are taught to fear a certain smell this triggers chemical changes in their sperm . these changes then alter the makeup of their children and grandchildren 's brains , causing them to fear the same smell . if the same is true of humans it could completely change the way we think about adult behaviour , and how we treat conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder . kerry ressler , professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences , said : ` knowing how the experiences of parents influence their descendants helps us to understand psychiatric disorders that may have a trans-generational basis , and possibly to design therapeutic strategies . ' hong kong -lrb- cnn -rrb- cathay pacific was forced to cancel a scheduled flight from london to hong kong after one of the pilots was arrested after trying to board the airliner with knives in his luggage . the pilot , who has not been identified , was stopped during security checks as the flight prepared to depart on saturday night , the metropolitan police said in a statement monday . `` at around 21:10 hours police at heathrow airport were called to a staff search area . `` officers attended and subsequently the member of flight crew , a man , was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and possession of a knife blade / sharp pointed article in a public place . '' an egyptian goose that lived for at least a week with an arrow piercing its neck as it evaded capture by animal control workers in southern california died after it was wrangled and taken to surgery . the goose at first appeared to make it successfully through the operation at a bird and wildlife clinic wednesday but then died a short time later , said katie ingram of orange county animal care . he was then taken into custody at a local police station where he was later bailed and ordered to return in may pending an investigation , the police statement added . cathay pacific , which is headquartered in hong kong , told cnn in an email that it would cooperate with authorities space in their brain dedicated to detecting odors . the experiments also showed that the information can be passed down through the mother , and that it affects children whether they are conceived naturally or through ivf treatment . the study concluded that ` ancestral experience before conception ' could be an under-appreciated affect on people 's behavior , especially where parents had been through a particularly traumatising experience , such as a war-zone . ` the vet did everything that they could do , ' ingram told los angeles television station knbc . previous studies have shown that post-traumatic stress attacks can be brought on by particular smells and the fear is that soldiers could pass this fear on to their children , causing them to have similar attacks when they detect the same odor . angelil is the father , she said . the couple already has a 9-year-old son , rene-charles . `` they just told us there were crew issues . the captain said ` apologies for everything that has happened ' . he said they tried to get another pilot but they could n't get there on time , '' one passenger on the flight told the hong kong-based south china morning post . the five-time grammy winner has sold 200 million albums around the world , according to her website . a new harris poll released in may named dion , a canadian , as america 's favorite singer . dion , who completed a world tour last year ,
 Celine Dion is pregnant with twins after years of trying to expand her family. She and her husband, Rene Angelil, are thrilled about the pregnancy. The singer had undergone six in-vitro fertilization attempts before finally getting pregnant. Dion's representative confirmed the news, saying that she was 14 weeks pregnant with twins. The couple already has a nine-year-old son named Rene-Charles.