This is how aphids detect food | A chemoreceptive protein analysis with Dr. Dykstra | Part 4 of 4

In this final installment of a 4-part series, AEA Scientific Advisor Dr. Thomas M. Dykstra explains his research into the chemoreceptors of aphids and how it affects their ability to detect and taste food.

Watch Part 1:    • Here's the problem with the current t...  
Watch Part 2:    • Toward a new theory of insect olfacti...  
Watch Part 3:    • Deciphering the Insect Olfactory Code...  

Dr. Dykstra received his B.S. in entomology from Cornell University in 1990. He traveled down to the University of Florida and received his M.S. in entomology (1994) and investigated the neurophysiology of pheromone production in moths. Continuing at the University of Florida, he received a Ph.D. in insect bioelectromagnetics under Dr. Philip S. Callahan in 1997.

Immediately following his degree, Dr. Dykstra started his own laboratory (Dykstra Laboratories, Inc.) in 1997 which more broadly investigates bioelectromagnetics ranging from bacteria to humans. Predominantly, he studies insect olfaction (how insects smell) from the standpoint of bioelectromagnetics and has developed a new theory based on the fusion of biophysics and neurophysiology.

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