- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Vermilion (31 Oct 2002)
- Language Unknown
- ISBN-10: 0091887682
- ISBN-13: 978-0091887681
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 23.6 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 591,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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As a child grows and develops inside its mother's womb, parents constantly ask each other 'What's happening with the baby now?' As a result of Alexander Tsiaras' remarkable achievements in medical imaging technology, they can turn to the pages of this extraordinary book for an answer at any point during the pregnancy - from conception to birth. "From Conception to Birth" is based on HVO revolutions in science. As biologists have decoded the molecular basis of life, computer scientists have developed three-dimensional techniques for scanning and displaying the body; which can isolate nervous, skeletal, circulatory systems and view them down to a molecular level. Alexander Tsiaras founded his medical imaging company Anatomical Travelogue on these discoveries, and his scanning techniques promise a completely new way for doctors to examine and diagnose their patients, and also make it possible to track the development of human beings from the moment of conception. If the science behind this book is fascinating, the images themselves are spectacular, showing the never-before-witnessed process of human creation in astonishingly beautiful detail, as we see the eye appear, the heart and lungs start to work, the hands grow and flex.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am fascinated by developmental biology and during my reading of the subject I have not come across a book so beautifully presented and so helpful in translating two-dimensional descriptions of development into a three dimensional process.
The pictures of the embryo's in this book are amazing; they cover each major stage of development in each layer of the embryo (e.g. the nerves are separately depicted as are muscles etc) and are well annotated. I have yet to read the text as the pictures are so absorbing.
This book is a wonderful, easily accessible depiction of a vital part of every person's individual past, in every corner of the world. We all share the developmental processes shown in this book; indeed we were these embryos, this is where we came from. I came away from this book with a newly awakened sense of awe of the process of development that created or will create every single person in the past, present or future. If only we could live up to the beautiful process that created us.
Format:Hardcover
This book is a must for pregnant mum's to get an incredible insight into what is going on with your baby - awesome images!
However was a bit disappointed that it arrived with damaged packaging and the cover was slightly marked... didn't have time to return it since it was a gift and the marks came off with an eraser!!
However was a bit disappointed that it arrived with damaged packaging and the cover was slightly marked... didn't have time to return it since it was a gift and the marks came off with an eraser!!
13 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is indeed an extremely informative and interesting book full of colourful images that allow you to comprehend exactly how the human foetus develops within its mother.
Very useful piece of reading if you know nothing about the human growth process. This book covers every aspect of the development process showing clear images of the various stages. ie 4 weeks, 8 weeks etc.
The text is easy to read and digest. It takes the reader into a more detailed and indepth overview of each vital component, its dependencies and function.
Further information relating to digestion, organs, oxygen, toxins, waste elimination, movement, nervous system, blood pressure, sensory development and human architecture are all covered in some detail.
A good addition to anyone's collection that certainly won't grow outdated. Excellent gift idea!
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