Metamorphosis: The Science of Change

Filmmaker David Malone explores the science behind metamorphosis. How does it happen and why? Might it even, in some way, happen to us? Metamorphosis seems like the ultimate evolutionary magic trick - the amazing transformation of one creature into a totally different being. From Ovid to Kafka to X-Men, tales of metamorphosis richly permeate human culture. Is science stranger than fiction?

Category

Documentary / Science / Special

Original air date

2013-03-13