Miracle of life

Duration: 57 min.

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1977

Creator: Pyramid; Time-Life

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Miracle of Life Distributed by Pyramid Film & Video DC: PFP Produced by Cine - Science; Tokyo; JAPANPC: CINSCI Grade Level: J Distributed on media: 1 videocassette (15 min.), 1/2 in.; 1 videocassette (u-matic) (15 min.), 3/4 in.; 1 film reel (15 min.), 16 mm. Color?Color Length: 15 MIN Description: Presents a microscopic study of the reproductive process, showing the living processes of fertilization, cell division, and growth and development of the fetus to the moment of the first heartbeat. Describes both human and animal fetus development, from the point at which human development differs. Topics: Arabic-; Basic-Life-Science,-Human-Body-Growth-And-Development; Biology,-Physiology-Human-General; Biology,-Physiology-Human-Cells, Documents human reproduction through color micro-photography inside living human beings. Exploring deep into the male and female sexual anatomies, it presents the first-ever footage of the conception of life. Spectacular photography by famed Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson. The program features many stunning break-throughs as it tracks the perilous odyssey of the sperm to the ovum.

Complete Record: Details the biological precision of the reproductive process. Shows fertilisation, cell division and growth, and the development of the foetus to the first heartbeat.