The intricacy of human life in the earliest stages of biological development has been truly fascinating to scientists, educators, and prospective parents since before the development of sciences that would allow for an accurate understanding of what happens in a woman’s womb during pregnancy. Now the latest sciences regarding the normal development of human embryos is being placed in the hands of the general public – literally.
ITunes recently introduced a free new app that allows iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad users to tap into the Virtual Human Embryo, a wealth of knowledge on embryo development, derived from the Carnegie Embryo Collection.
According to iTunes “The Embryo App uses mobile telecommunication and multimedia technologies to add interactive capabilities to the digital information, enhancing our understanding of embryo development. This App is part of the National Library of Medicine’s program to fulfill the NLM’s role as a provider of medical, science and health care information using mobile technologies.”
The Embryo App may be of special interest to parents and embryo adoptive parents as it features:
• videos illustrating human fertilization
• photo micrographs of the first 23 stages of embryo development
•2-D and 3-D digital images of the early developmental stages, utilizing visual stack dissections
• a pregnancy calculator
• other related resources
For more information or to download the Embryo App, please visit the iTunes website.
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