Life's greatest miracle / John Lithgow; Lennart Nilsson; Julia Cort; Mikael Agaton; Lea Boysen. Videorecording.

Material type: TextPublication details: [Boston] : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2002.Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • Nova (Television program)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QP251
Contents:
1. Passing on your DNA -- 2. The egg's journey -- 3. The sperm's journey -- 4. The first two weeks -- 5. The embryo takes shape -- 6. Messages in the genes -- 7. Feeding the growing fetus -- 8 The third trimester.
Production credits:
  • Drama director, Mikael Agaton ; director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Dick Bartlett ; music, Ray Loring ; narrator, John Lithgow ; executive producers, Bo G. Erikson, Paula S. Apsell.
Summary: The development of a child from conception to birth, using both microimagery and the story of a young couple preparing for their first child.
Item type: Audiovisual Item
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Judith Thomas Library Audio-Visuals Audio-Visual RNM85 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AV171 Available

"In association with ... ZDF Germany, ARTE France & Germany, RAI3 Italy, NHK Japan, BBC Open University England, SVT1 Sweden, NRK Norway, DRTV Denmark, YLE1 Finland, RUI Iceland"--Credits.
Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program, Nova.

1. Passing on your DNA --
2. The egg's journey --
3. The sperm's journey --
4. The first two weeks --
5. The embryo takes shape --
6. Messages in the genes --
7. Feeding the growing fetus --
8 The third trimester.

Drama director, Mikael Agaton ; director of photography, Sven Nykvist ; editor, Dick Bartlett ; music, Ray Loring ; narrator, John Lithgow ; executive producers, Bo G. Erikson, Paula S. Apsell.

The development of a child from conception to birth, using both microimagery and the story of a young couple preparing for their first child.