The National Museum of Health and Medicine of the Armed Forces Institute of
Pathology has opened a new exhibition, "Conception to Birth," based on a
book by Alexander Tsiaras that traces the growth and development of human
life. (<http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/exhibits/conception/index.html>)
Described by the editor as "an extraordinary marriage of breathtaking visual
art and cutting-edge medical science," it is featured on this week's cover
of Time Magazine (<http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101021111/story.html>).

By using a new medical imaging technology, Tsiaras was able to capture
images of the developing baby from never before seen angles. More than 80 of
these images, an interactive display, and a 10-minute video that chronicle
human development from conception to birth, will be on display at the museum
through Aug. 29, 2003. A resource center will allow museum visitors a chance
to review the book as well as other books about development.

Many of the images in the exhibit and book are from the museum's Carnegie
Human Embryology Collection
(<http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/collections/hdac/anatomy.htm>), which
primarily focuses on normal development in the first eight weeks of
pregnancy. The collection was started by Franklin Paine Mall, an
embryologist who co-founded the American Journal of Anatomy, which he
published from his laboratory for eight years.

The museum is open every day except Dec. 25 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The
museum is located at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave. and
Elder Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The web site is www.natmedmuse.afip.org
<http://www.natmedmuse.afip.org/>
and the telephone number is 202-782-2200. Admission and parking are free.

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