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Peering into the Chrysalis: An Interview with Dr. Richard Stringer

The transformation from caterpillar to butterfly inside a chrysalis has been a profound mystery of nature. Using MRI for the first time on a chrysalis, however, Dr. Richard Stringer has begun to reveal the “inside story” of metamorphosis.

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Virtual Biology: An Interview with Illustra Animator Joseph Condeelis

The documentary Metamorphosis, like previous Illustra masterpieces, contains visualizations of biological systems that cannot be photographed in real time. Joseph Condeelis of Light Productions is the genius behind many of the animated sequences.

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The Caterpillars Who Came to Dinner (and Lunch and Breakfast): An Interview with Lad Allen, Director of Metamorphosis

"Joni shed a tear as 'Billy' flew away. I have to admit that I got a little misty-eyed. I never imagined I could become emotionally attached to an insect." Read More ›
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The first butterflies fluttering over a clearing with spring flowers.
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Listening to Butterflies

The metamorphosis of butterflies represents "the magic of reality," in Richard Dawkins's wonderful phrase, where actual, not made-up or fictional, biology is so astonishing that its power to move us never goes away. Read More ›

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