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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Ian Sample Science editor

Baby girls’ greater interest in faces offers clue to nature v nurture debate

Mother and baby smiling at each other on sofa
The findings were based on tests with 130 babies. Photograph: Blend Images/Alamy

The question dates back to the first man and woman: how does the world shape the behaviour of the sexes, and what differences, if any, are present at birth?

Untangling the contributions of nature versus nurture has proved challenging for scientists, and controversial at times, but a new study of babies sheds light on at least one aspect of the puzzle.

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