"A Swedish Television Production in association with WGBH Boston"--Container. Copyright date on credit frame: 1983; copyright date on container: 2004. Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program Nova. "The first filmed record of human conception, photographed by Lennart Nilsson"--Container. Special features: printable materials for educators ; access to the Nova Web site.
Summary:
Shows the actual conception and development of a baby. Looks inside the male and female reproductive organs to show the formation of sperm and the passage of a fertilized egg through the fallopian tube. Uses a microscope to observe DNA, chromosomes, and other minute body details building up to the moment of birth.
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