Dear all,

During an overnight tissue processing cycle, a malfunction occurred such that 
the sample basket was suspended in mid-air for several hours at probably the 
worst spot in which to do so---after the final absolute ethanol of the 
dehydration series. I continued the process manually in the morning, and 
carried it through blocking and attempted sectioning.  However, the samples 
(mouse skin and fat) had been converted to uncuttable rocks.

In hindsight, should I have attempted to rehydrate and reprocess these samples 
in an attempt to glean even minimal information from them?  Or is there no way 
to unmummify a mummy?

Regards,

Kevin Johnson
University of Miami
Diabetes Research Institute
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