A Quick Look at Google's Body Browser

Google has a publicly stated intention of "indexing the world", and they've made a pretty good start (!) with the web, The Earth, books, academic journals, and even The Moon. Now they are turning their attention to the human body.

Google's Body Browser is a fascinating 3D exploration of the human body, with an intuitive navigation method that is reminiscent of Google Earth, allowing you to move in and out of the body, stripping away layers from skin to muscle to skeleton and internal organs. Here's a quick video I made of of the website in action:

Google Body Browser Quick Look from Richard Anderson on Vimeo.

The Body Browser website requires you to install the latest beta of Google Chrome (because it uses a new browser technology called WebGL). A link to the beta download is on the Body Browser site.