Why are most people right-handed? Do other primates share this imbalance?
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Why are the majority of people right-handed rather than there being equal numbers of left and right? What is the factor causing the difference and what about other primates - or are we the only species to exhibit this imbalance?
Peter Hanson, Whitestone, Exeter
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