Jun
Science art: Human anatomy and metaphysics
Nice scientific visuals by Arian Behzadi.
Jun
Biological playing cards
Educate yourself on human anatomy while playing your game of choice!
I want these.
May
Inside the human heart
National Geographic have an impressive gallery showcasing one of the most beautiful, complex and important organs of the human anatomy: the heart.
From NG:
Tissue-paper thin but tough, the valves of the human heart open and close to pump 6 quarts (0.9 liters) of blood a day through 60,000 miles (97,000 kilometers) of vessels. That’s equivalent to 20 treks across the United States from coast to coast. The heart is a magnificent machine when it’s in good working order. But coronary heart disease is the number one killer of American men as well as women, resulting in 500,000 deaths in the United States and killing 7.2 million people worldwide each year.
Photograph by Lennart Nilsson
May
Digital Biological Human
Get to really know your body with this in-depth rendering of human anatomy.
Online browser-based interactive resource allows you to examine human anatomy:
The BioDigital Human is a 3D platform that simplifies the understanding of anatomy, disease and treatments. Explore the body in 3D!The BioDigital Human is a 3D platform that simplifies the understanding of anatomy, disease and treatments. Interactive tools for exploring, dissecting, and sharing custom views, combined with detailed medical descriptions provide an unprecedented new visual format to learn about your body.This app uses the exciting new web standard for 3D - WebGL.You can try it out here - if you use Chrome, you can get the Chrome app here
(via greatmindsofscience)
May
Medicinal Plants
Beautiful shots of human anatomy via plants, by Sarah Illenberger. Head to Illenberger’s website for more in this series.
Photography by Ragnar Schmuck.
May
Quilled Paper Anatomy
Lisa Nilsson created this incredible piece of art, known as ‘quilling’, using Japanese mulberry paper. Beginning with a photograph, she used cylindrical items including pins, needles, dowels, and drill bits to provide the required size of the anatomical sections.
It is reported that quilling was first practised by Renaissance nuns and monks who used the gilded edges of worn-out bibles.
Head to Nilsson’s website for more anatomical cross-sections in her ‘Tissue Series’.
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