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Are Beautiful People 'Selfish By Nature'?

Posted on the 15 August 2011 by Gerard @presurfer
People with symmetrical faces are more self-sufficient and less likely to co-operate, new research suggests. Kate Moss, George Clooney, Natalie Portman or Cristiano Ronaldo may be many people's ideas of dream dates, but pioneering research that combines economics with biology suggests they may not be perfect life partners.
According to a study by Santiago Sanchez-Pages, who works at the universities of Barcelona and Edinburgh, and Enrique Turiegano, of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, people blessed with more symmetrical facial features, which are considered more attractive, are less likely to co-operate and more likely to selfishly focus on their own interests.The Presurfer

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