Butterfly proboscis and galeal sliding

Enjoy this research video of a butterfly's proboscis and its galeae sliding against one another. Research in this area could hold the secret to gene repair. Learn more below... http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/butterflies-could-hold-key-to-probes-that-repair-genes/   http://www.clemson.edu/ces/kornevlab   http://www.clemson.edu/cafls/departments/biosci/faculty_staff/adler_p.html/ http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1354956&HistoricalAwards=false