Skyping With Maggots?

Well, not really. But, ATHS juniors had the opportunity to skype with Dr. Matthew Cobb, who studies them. A professor at the University of Manchester, Dr. Cobb spoke to the students about why he studies the sensory signaling in the neurotransmitters of fly maggots. Ms. Araya, the students’ biology teacher, said they also covered the topics of ” techniques used in the lab to study genetics, UK football (as we say “soccer”), and his cats!”