Except for learning how to clean slides and how unfair life can be even in that environment! René J.
--- On Mon, 11/30/09, Smith, Allen <asm...@mail.barry.edu> wrote: From: Smith, Allen <asm...@mail.barry.edu> Subject: RE: [histonet] Cleaning and re-using slides To: "'Nicholas Evans'" <nde...@googlemail.com> Cc: "'Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 2:30 PM Cleaning slides strikes me as a very poor use of student time. If they are paid even 3/4 minimum wage, it is uneconomical. If they are unpaid, it is unfair to set them a task they can learn nothing from. -Allen A. Smith, Ph.D. Professor of Anatomy Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine Miami shores, FL -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Nicholas Evans Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 1:28 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [histonet] Cleaning and re-using slides Dear all, In our lab our boss is adamant that we must clean and recycle old unmounted microscope slides (which have paraffin and cryo sections on them). It is driving us nuts, as the process of cleaning the slides is incredibly tedious and labor-intensive - it is vital that the slides are spotlessly clean before re-treating. We (when I say we, i mean the student lackies who get drafted in the lab, not me, hoho) currently physically scrub them with various solvents, such as citrisolve, acetone etc. we use Fisherbrand Superfrost/plus slides. Anyone got any ideas how to speed this up/automate - is there a machine available? And would anyone care to vote on the lunacy or soundness of this idea? (Please post to me, not the list.) We are not a clinical lab, by the way. Nick _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet