Massachusetts, Sep 19 (News On Japan) –
A Japanese crew has received the Ig Nobel Prize for the nineteenth consecutive yr, with this yr’s Biology Prize awarded to analysis demonstrating that portray stripes on cows helps repel bugs.
The award went to a gaggle led by researcher Tomoki Kojima from Ibaraki Prefecture. Their research confirmed that portray black cattle with zebra-like stripes diminished the variety of blood-sucking bugs comparable to secure flies.
At the award ceremony, Kojima appeared in a zebra-patterned shirt, drawing laughter and applause from the viewers. The Ig Nobel Prizes are given to distinctive and unconventional analysis that first makes individuals snigger, then makes them assume.
Source: テレ東BIZ