Great pic! Is this from that "inner human" project based on that executed murderer who donated his body to science and was shaved and photographed in 1mm increments?
Great pic! Is this from that "inner human" project based on that executed murderer who donated his body to science and was shaved and photographed in 1mm increments?
Yep. I've been playing around with it for the past few minutes. I'm pretty sure that this is from the Visible Human project. Here's a short Wired article on how it came to be.
I just remembered something from an HBO documentary I saw on this a couple years ago. The doctors who selected and worked on him said that in almost every respect, he was a physically superior specimen... except for his penis.
I just remembered something from an HBO documentary I saw on this a couple years ago. The doctors who selected and worked on him said that in almost every respect, he was a physically superior specimen... except for his penis.
I saw a book at Barnes&Noble on this documentary. It was incredible, the entire human anatomy was outlined through visual cadaver cross-sections. It was very expensive so I did not pick it up but it is a book I would love to add to my collection.
Yeah, it really is amazing, isn't it. They're currently looking for the next "perfect" cadaver to push the project even further.
Also, the body was cut and photographed from the top of the head going down, but if you get a viewer program, I believe you can view it from any angle and depth. Very cool stuff.