During my search for an animation source, that would reflect stem cell development, the motion of cell differentiation,came across some incredible footage.
The first two movies were sent to me from Prof. Eran Meshorer:
Video courtesy of SBI Biosystems in Menlo, CA (video attained with a Nikon BioStation IM)
Neurite outgrowth of plated iCell Neurons over a twenty eight day period in Cellular Dynamics Maintenance Medium
Here are some clips that depict the development of a five days embryo to a Blactocist.
The latest advance in the IVF lab employs time lapse photography so embryonic development can be observed continuously, rather than just once each day. In addition, as the new scope is actually mounted inside the incubator, embryos do not have to taken out of their ideal environment to be analyzed.
http://drraewynteirney.com.au/video/ http://drraewynteirney.com.au/about-dr-raewyn-teirney/ 00:00:00 This is Dr Raewyn Teirney (Gynaecologist and fertility doctor) - what you are looking at is a video of an embryo developing over 5 days. It is the fertilisation of an egg and the cell division to become an embryo.