Needing a change? Researchers find GABA is the key to metamorphosis
Published Date: 3/31/2020
Source: phys.org
Metamorphosis, or a dramatic change in physical appearance, is a normal part of the life cycle of many animals, carried out to take advantage of different ecological niches. Yet the process of metamorphosis—how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, or a tadpole transforms into a frog—is not well understood and has only been studied in a small number of species.