A 21st-century remake of Miracle of Life, one of the most popular NOVA episodes of all time, this program uses high-tech methods to tell the inside-the-womb story of human life, from conception to birth. As in the original film, the program features the extraordinary work of Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson-who improves on his earlier vision with sophisticated microscopy and high-tech medical imaging to reveal every hidden milestone in a baby's conception and arrival.

Classroom Video On Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 16, 2009.

Human Beings Purpose: Reproduction (1:52) -- Technology and the Creation of Life (1:00) -- DNA and Procreation (2:03) -- Species Survival: Advantage of Variety (1:09) -- Sperm Production (1:00) -- Genetic Uniqueness: Meiosis (1:50) -- Genetic Diversity (1:44) -- Egg and Sperm Production (1:35) -- Human Egg Cell and Fallopian Tube Journey (0:50) -- Sexual Competition and Sexual Chemicals (1:33) -- Sexual Excitation and Ejaculation (1:35) -- Obstacles to Sperm Movement (1:30) -- Sperm in Fallopian Tube (1:00) -- Fusion of Egg and Sperm (1:20) -- Positive Pregnancy Test (1:03) -- Development of Embryo in Fallopian Tube (1:51) -- Blastocyst Stage: Journey to the Uterus (1:52) -- Blastocyst in Uterus (1:14) -- Embryonic Development: Two Weeks After Fertilization (2:02) -- Three Weeks After Fertilization (1:42) -- Embryonic Development: Backbone, Brain, and Eyes (1:26) -- Cellular Communication (2:27) -- Sexual Differentiation in Fetuses (3:22) -- From Embryo to Fetus (1:12) -- Pregnant Woman's Eating Habits (1:20) -- Fetal Nourishment (1:14) -- Fetal Development: Bone Formation (2:05) -- Embryonic and Fetal Development (1:48) -- Fetal Development: Last Trimester (1:13) -- Fetal Development and Fat Production (1:19) -- Pregnancy: Labor (2:38) -- Birth Process (2:12).