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Not content with letting you spy on your neighbours with Street View or hover over far-away countries Google has now developed a new browser that maps out the entire human body.
Called Google Body Browser, the hi-tech 3D application has been hailed as a breakthrough in the study of anatomy that could revolutionise our understanding of the human body and even fast-track medical research.
The gadget, yet to be officially released, lets you explore the human body in much the same way you can navigate the world on Google Earth.
It is likely to be the perfect tool for those hypochondriacs who like to use Google to find out what is ailing them and who will get a gruesome thrill from analysing every last vein.
The Google Body Browser lets users scroll through different layers of the same body from clothed , left, to muscles, middle, and organs
Google has, until recently, been tight-lipped about the application's development, but a new video has appeared on the internet which provides a sneak peek at how the new tool will work.
Google Body Browser also ushers in the introduction of brand new internet technology called
WebGL, that will allow complex 3D graphics to be used on normal web pages, without the need for specially adapted browser plug-ins like Flash or Java.
In the video, the browser is used to dissect the human body and identify organs, bones and muscle groups.
The body can be turned, manipulated and stripped to the bare bones to show how its functions work and connect.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...dical-browser-make-doctors.html#ixzz18IKalJ1Z
Called Google Body Browser, the hi-tech 3D application has been hailed as a breakthrough in the study of anatomy that could revolutionise our understanding of the human body and even fast-track medical research.
The gadget, yet to be officially released, lets you explore the human body in much the same way you can navigate the world on Google Earth.
It is likely to be the perfect tool for those hypochondriacs who like to use Google to find out what is ailing them and who will get a gruesome thrill from analysing every last vein.
The Google Body Browser lets users scroll through different layers of the same body from clothed , left, to muscles, middle, and organs
Google has, until recently, been tight-lipped about the application's development, but a new video has appeared on the internet which provides a sneak peek at how the new tool will work.
Google Body Browser also ushers in the introduction of brand new internet technology called
WebGL, that will allow complex 3D graphics to be used on normal web pages, without the need for specially adapted browser plug-ins like Flash or Java.
In the video, the browser is used to dissect the human body and identify organs, bones and muscle groups.
The body can be turned, manipulated and stripped to the bare bones to show how its functions work and connect.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...dical-browser-make-doctors.html#ixzz18IKalJ1Z
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