National Geographic - The Incredible Human Body
by Alexander Grasshoff, Aram Boyajian, Bert Haanstra, David Seltzer, Jack Kaufman
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Actor: Alexander Scourby, Joseph Campanella, Leslie Nielsen, Orson Welles, Richard BasehartDirector: Alexander Grasshoff, Aram Boyajian, Bert Haanstra, David Seltzer, Jack Kaufman
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: Alexander Grasshoff
Producer: Al Giddings
Producer: Bud Wiser
Producer: James Lipscomb
Writer: James Lipscomb
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-07-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: National Geographic Video
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Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this DVD for my graduate class. They found it very enjoyable (I noticed they leaned forward as it played). We focused on the infertile couple, as this was related to the course content. Watching them we felt as if we were in the room with them - throughout their nail-biting experience. My only objection was having to skip around throughout the DVD to complete their story - as each person's medical issue was "sprinkled in" throughout the DVD. The picture was clear and the narration struck a good balance between science and enthusiasm for the work the people did. I'd highly recommend the DVD to any age group from high school on up.
Summary of National Geographic - The Incredible Human Body
The Incredible Human Body explores the enigmatic human body, showcasing its abilities -- and its potential -- by using revolutionary, cutting-edge imaging systems and the latest advances in science and technology to go inside the bodies of real people, right down to their stem cells. Following a couple trying to conceive, a professional athlete at the top of his game, and a man with a brain tumor, The Incredible Human Body shares in the personal stories of four extraordinary groups of people and explores the body from the inside out as never before.In its usual engrossing fashion, National Geographic presents The Incredible Human Body. Starting with the science of conception, this special takes you from one couple's journey through in-vitro fertilization to the removal of a man's brain tumor (while he is awake!) to the amazing memory of London cab drivers. Our body consists of 206 bones, 650 muscles, and a heart that will beat three billion times in our lifetime. How and why does our body develop the way it does? DNA expert J. Craig Venter says, "It's just like solving a jigsaw puzzle, only the jigsaw puzzle in our case has 27 million pieces [and] it came in a very big box and there was no picture on the cover." The Incredible Human Body explores how the brain and body interact to not only function, but adapt and learn. Narrated by actress Kate Burton, The Incredible Human Body is a fascinating lesson in mind-body interaction. --Dana Van Nest
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