http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=377893
On the eve of St Valentine's Day, scientists have tackled one of the most intimate and biologically mysterious acts of human nature: the kiss. A study has found twice as many people tilt their heads to the right when kissing. And this preference is probably a behavioural relic from the first few months of life. As Rodin depicts in his famous statue, kissing has to involve head-tilting to avoid a clash of noses, but the question is, which way? The study - which was conducted by Onur G�nt�rk�n, a psychologist from the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum in Germany, and published in the journal Nature - says newborn babies, and foetuses in the final weeks in the womb, tilt their heads to the right. Dr G�nt�rk�n, who conducted his research by observing couples at airports, said: "I fear that I have no news for lovers ... But kissing is one of these subtle habits that tell us something about the very dawn of each of us." xponent Close Encounters Maru rob ________________________________ You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, the universe is laughing behind your back. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
