Butterflies lose body fat during metamorphosis
A group of scientists from Oregon have discovered that butterflies experience a great loss in body fat during metamorphosis. The details of their findings appear in the March issue of the Journal of Lipid Research, an American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology journal. "The transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly is one on nature's great mysteries," says William E. Con...Habitat microstructure drives salamander metamorphosis
Whether salamanders transform into their terrestrial, adult form or retain their aquatic, juvenile form depends on the nature of the streambed where they develop. A study published today in the open access journal BMC Biology reveals that the Oklahoma salamander Eurycea tynerensis metamorphoses into a more terrestrial adult form in streambeds composed of fine, tightly packed gravel but ret...Metamorphosis of U.S. Hospital Buildings
The Old Hospital buildings in U.S. is getting metamorphosed into luxurious buildings with modern and advanced hi-tech medical equipments which may offer good patient hospitality but could increase the cost // of treatment leading to non-accessible of poor patients to these luxurious hospitals. The hospital industry in U.S. is changing from a semi-private health system to complete privatization....