SPOILER WARNING: This clip may contain spoilers for Star Trek: Prodigy — Season 1, Episode 14 "Crossroads"!

Star Trek Science Advisor Dr. Erin MacDonald explains the science behind Murf's metamurfosis — metamorphosis and how that differs from evolution.

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