Google Explores the Human Body With HTML5
Christina Warren,
Mashable,
Dec 16, 2010
Google has created a nifty HTML5 demonstration which lets you view the human body as though it were a 3D Google map. The display allows you to focus on bones, muscles, blood vessels and internal organs. The only body I could find was female, and her outer layer is very demurely covered with sportswear (though this outer layer may be more or less transparent, giving you the feel of being an airport security agent). I personally find it a bit off that the skin must be covered with clothing, but that the layer immediately under the skin may be displayed with no constraint whatsoever. But then again, I seem to be about the only person complaining about what they allow on those forensic-evidence crime dramas (I mean, really? a fully charred set of semi-skeletal remains? We need to see that?). If you have a beta version of Firefox, Safari or Chrome the demonstration should work fine. It's not that detailed, and the zoom just makes things bigger, not more detailed. Still, the display will prove to be endlessly fascinating to middle-school students across the nation.
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