A New life
Description
This program looks at the events that lead from the fertilized cell to a human baby. Using film of living fetuses in the womb, it explains how the familiar human shape is "sculpted" out of the basic cell mass, what controls the timing of the various stages of fetal development, and what life is like for a fetus.
Runtime
28 min
Series
Subjects
- Embryology (43)
- Reproductive health (95)
- Human reproduction (85)
- Generative organs (45)
- Reproduction (175)
- Genetics (271)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c1984
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102638&xtid=843
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