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Summary: good side bad side
Review: .. There is some very cool photography here, especially of implantation and the early weeks of fetal development. There's also a lot of boring non-expert talking head stuff (this expectant couple loves to tango!!), and disappointingly little science. The cursory handling of meiosis is as complex as it gets. Regarding the advertised new take on the gender politics in the fertilization story: yes, they have eliminated the whole 'mighty sperm penetrates the egg' narrative, but the alternative introduces its own new gender based anthropomorphism of these single cells ('the egg is guarded by watchful chaperones...')It also features a strangely abrupt ending - it says something about the last 2/3rds of pregnancy being uneventful ..) and then pretty much cuts to the end. So, buy it if you want to glean the 6-7 minutes of cool photography, but don't expect much more.
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Summary: Breathtaking!
Review: I am an expecting father, and as such, in the company of my wife we've been reading and learning about babies and pregnancy. I confess I was in awe with the images from this PBS video. There is not another word to describe the whole process from conception to birth but a miracle! The video in a very easy-to-follow way describes in considerable detail all the stages with the support of extraordinary footage and computer animation. Not just meant for parents-to-be but for everyone at large. Don't miss it.
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Summary: Life's Greatest Miracle VS. Miracle of Life
Review: I believe this video is one of the best videos on pregnancy and the development of a fetus. The graphics seem so real. It's really a miracle to think of how each person is formed in that way. I really enjoyed it!
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Summary: Wonderful Images
Review: I believe this video is one of the best videos on pregnancy and the development of a fetus. The graphics seem so real. It's really a miracle to think of how each person is formed in that way. I really enjoyed it!
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Summary: good side bad side
Review: I think this video has the main four important features in a documentary very well balanced: scienfic informations, images, 3-D computer generated drawings and real human story. It deserves to be watched once at least.
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Summary: Nice DVD
Review: I think this video has the main four important features in a documentary very well balanced: scienfic informations, images, 3-D computer generated drawings and real human story. It deserves to be watched once at least.
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Summary: Life's Greatest Miracle VS. Miracle of Life
Review: I wasn't sure what the difference was between Nova's "Life's Greatest Miracle" and "Miracle of Life" so I visited PBS's web site. Here's their description of "Life's Greatest Miracle". I hope it helps you choose between the two! (Amazon recommended I purchase both which, upon reading the review, doesn't seem necessary.)"A remake of Lennart Nilsson's world famous film 'Miracle of Life,' this completely updated edition tells the inside-the-womb story of human life from conception to birth using the latest technological advances in microscopy and medical imaging." -pbs.org
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Summary: Stunning visuals and extremely informative.
Review: Saw this on PBS and had to get it to show my wife. John Lithgow's narration is great and the visuals are stunning - very very educational. The only thing we disliked was the couple featured, it was allright for a bit but then we were rolling our eyes at them. Who cares about the husband's sympathetic morning sickness? I would prefer an hour-long with more in depth explanations and visuals.
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