Publisher's Synopsis
"Body story" is a Channel 4 series which takes viewers on a journey through the most fantastic organism on earth: the human body. Using state-of-the-art technology - microscopic cameras, thermal imaging, sophisticated computer graphics by Bristol-based company 4:4:2 who also worked on Attenborough's "Private Life of Plants" - the series and book show the inner workings of the body in detail.;Each chapter deals with a specific area of experience taking us through the human life cycle: arousal and sex; pregnancy and birth; infection; bone and skin repair; heart attack; and ageing and death. Using cas studies, "Body Story" explores how the body reacts to the critical events in a human life. The human body, inside and out, will be shown in vivid detail through advanced filming techniques and special effects.;This illustrated book features the visual imagery shown in the television programmes alongside a text which discusses the latest thinking in biology, anatomy and physiology.
