It might not be your fault that you lie

Next time when you lie, just think it's in your genes. Atleast one research suggests so:

A USC study published in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests that the talent for compulsive deception is embedded in the structure of the brain.

People who habitually lie and cheat — pathological liars — appear to have much more white matter, which speeds communication between neurons, in the prefrontal cortex than normal people, the researchers found. They also have fewer actual neurons.

Read the full article here (I discovered the story at boingboing).
I wonder if the talent for lying "to avoid hurting others" is also due a genetic disorder, or order. And that reminds me of the innumerable times I and others have appreciated food cooked by someone, even though it was horrible, like this once when everybody exclaimed how different and good the tea tasted, only to be embarrased, when the host sipped and realized: "Jeez ! I put salt in this tea".