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Is your smile in your genes?

A study suggests that facial expressions may be hereditary.

Has anyone ever told you that you have the same expressions as your siblings or parents? You might think you picked that up by hanging around with your family too long. But scientists now say that such family 'signatures' may be genetic.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on October 16, 2006 10:00 PM |

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I think it is a fascinating study demonstrating againg how much "genes" is in human behaviour

Posted by: emanuel yakobson | October 17, 2006 04:53 AM

i totally agree with this ideal

Posted by: lily | October 17, 2006 12:23 PM

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