• Question: Why are some people left handed like me?

    Asked by super star to Kate, Pip, Reka on 17 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Reka Nagy

      Reka Nagy answered on 17 Nov 2016:

      There is a genetic component to it as we’ve found that handedness seems to run in families – so if you have lots of left-handed relatives, you’re more likely to be left handed yourself. Most of it is due to random chance, however.

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