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New research shows touching wood is not just for good luck, it can also have a calming effect. Wood beats stroking marble or steel and is akin to petting a cat or dog. Professor Kathy Willis from the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford - and author of 'Good Nature - The new science of how nature improves our health'.