The Human Body Revealed   The skeletal system The National Museum of Health and Medicine has opened "The Human Body Revealed," based on a book by Alexander Tsiaras that examines human anatomy for both the scientific and lay communities. Described by the editor as "a glorious, unparalleled view of the human body," the opening of the exhibit and release of the book were both on Nov. 9. By using full body scans, ultra powerful microscopes, and molecular modeling tools, Tsiaras homes in on the body’s intricately constructed systems and isolates structures that have never been seen before. More than 60 of the book’s images and a 10-minute video that looks at the internal structures of the human body and the processes that sustain us will be on display at the museum through June 2005. The endocrine system "Alexander Tsiaras and Anatomical Travelogue have left no stone unturned to build this work about the subtle architecture of the human form," said Dr. Adrianne Noe, museum director. "He and his staff of talented artists and scientists have earned their way into the finest repositories of clinical images and contemporary anatomical and physiological laboratories." Tsiaras, an internationally recognized photojournalist, artist, and writer, is president and CEO of Anatomical Travelogue, Inc. of New York. He has participated in the development of the lens that enabled the first photographs of human fertilization and the recording of the development of the fetus. He is author of “From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds." The Spinal Column At the age of 19, Tsiaras authored his first book, "Death Rituals of Rural Greece." He later authored "Body Voyage" and co-authored "Information Architects." As an artist and technologist, he has participated in developing scientific visualization software to enable him to "paint" images. Tsiaras is the recipient of numerous awards, including the World Press Award and several Art Directors Awards. His work has been featured on numerous television programs and on the covers of "Life," "Time," "The New York Times Magazine," and "Smithsonian." Hair "This book uses the latest scanning and visualization technologies to reveal our bodies and share this information digitally in a way only dreamed about up until a few decades ago," said Tsiaras. "We hope that "Architecture and Design of Man and Woman" becomes the new standard for the learning about the magnificence of our own anatomical existence." Several of the images in the book are from the museum's Carnegie Human Embryo Collection, which was started by Franklin Paine Mall, an embryologist who co-founded the American Journal of Anatomy that he published from his laboratory for eight years. "The Architecture and Design of Man and Woman: The Marvel of the Human Body, Revealed,” by Alexander Tsiaras; text by Barry Werth, is published by Doubleday and can be ordered by visiting the company's web site at www.doubleday.com.