I don't know how the 1965 photo was made, but he went on to take more later, apparently in connection with amniocentesis. [0] > LN: Oh, yes. There has been a r

I don't know how the 1965 photo was made, but he went on to take more later, apparently in connection with amniocentesis. [0] > LN: Oh, yes. There has been a revolution by a German optical company called Storz. They have made an endoscope with a diameter of 0.6 millimeters and one that is 0.8 millimeters. So now we can check the human embryo in a very smooth and very nice way. > NOVA: Do you go through the cervix? > LN: No, not the cervix. We make a kind of laparoscopy through the uterine wall. You know when the doctors are checking the genes with amniocentesis? We have done a few cases here in Sweden and in Europe during amniocentesis. And there we had the opportunity to take wonderful pictures of the fetuses. I guess during laparoscopic surgery you typically insert a camera anyway, so maybe taking some additional photos doesn't add so much risk. [0] https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/nilsson.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/nilsson.html