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PR headline of the week: “A Nose by Any Other Name…”

September 14, 2016 Marc Abrahams

The week’s Press Release Headline of the Week was issued by Cornell University: “A nose by any other name would sound the same, Study Finds.”

This photo shows the nose, and surrounding areas, of Professor Morten Christiansen, who did the research that led to the press release:

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