Nobel Laureates Maskin and Roberts sample the sausage from the Ig Nobel nutrition prize study at the 24th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes awards ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge

Nobel Laureates Maskin and Roberts sample the sausage from the Ig Nobel nutrition prize study at the 24th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes awards ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge

Nobel Laureates Eric Maskin (L) and Richard Roberts sample the sausage from the Ig Nobel nutrition prize study “Characterization of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Infant Faeces as Potential Probiotic Starter Cultures for Fermented Sausages” at the 24th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes awards ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts September 18, 2014. The annual prizes, meant to entertain and encourage global research and innovation, are awarded by the Annals of Improbable Research as a whimsical counterpoint to the Nobel Prizes which will be announced next month. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES – Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION SOCIETY HEALTH FOOD)