| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
"A Swedish Television Production in association with WGBH Boston"--Container. |
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Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program Nova. |
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Copyright dates on title frames: 1982, 1983; packaging copyright date, 1999. |
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Dolby digital. |
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"The first filmed record of human conception, photographed by Lennart Nilsson"--Container. |
| Contents |
The miracle begins -- Female reproduction -- Male reproduction -- The dance of life -- Barriers to conception -- The egg -- The fetus -- Birth. |
| Credits |
Photography, Lennart Nilsson ; graphic designer, Paul Souza ; editor, Carl O. Lofman ; narrator, Anita Sangiolo ; original music, Anders Berglund. |
| 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. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Human reproduction -- Videodiscs.
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Embryology, Human -- Videodiscs.
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Conception -- Videodiscs.
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Films for the hearing impaired -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Nilsson, Lennart, 1922-
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Erikson, Bo G.
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Löfman, Carl O.
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Nixon, Bebe.
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WGBH Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Nova (Television program)
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| ISBN |
1578071968 |
| Standard No. |
783421287334 |
| Music No. |
WG799 WGBH Boston Video |
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