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Why is almost everyone right-handed? A new study connects it to bipedalism
Humans are the only primates with a population-wide hand preference. A new Oxford-led study, 'Bipedalism and brain expansion explain human handedness', published in PLOS Biology, traces it back to bipedalism and brain expansion.
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| May 19, 2026 | Why is almost everyone right-handed? A new study connects it to bipedalism by gmays | 158 | 249 |
