Hi, all. A bit of an odd question: a colleague knows of someone wanting to cut
paraffin sections who has a cryostat, but no microtome. Since a cryostat's
basically a microtome in a freezer chamber, I thought that it may be awkward,
but theoretically doable once it was brought to room temp and d
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
I am a simple man in a simple lab with simple needs. I work in a multiple-lab
research environment, typically providing paraffin/frozen sections + H&E to
individuals who then perform their own manual IHC. A simple man, yes, but also
a busy man, who needs to be freed from staining dishes in ord
