Standing cows
Does it matter how much time a cow spends standing up or lying down? Bert Tolkamp thought that it did matter, and he proved his point by winning an IgNobel prize for his work on this.
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Screening insecticides for efficacy or tolerance. Maarten Jongsma and colleagues use EntoLab to detect changes in insect behavior.
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