Re: AW: [Histonet] microtomy

2012-03-03 Thread Kim Donadio
We are talking about reality here. Not what it says in some text book written by someone who hasn't cut a block in years. The tech is going to take the first good looking section they get after they have sat on the ice most Likely waiting for the tech who is so busy with 100 other task. So if

Re: AW: [Histonet] microtomy

2012-03-03 Thread Paula Pierce
Dorothy L'" Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 7:39 AM Subject: AW: [Histonet] microtomy I thought it as a rule, that the thickness of slides vary depending on everything (inclusive weather, humidity, person, speed, temperature, cutting angle...

AW: [Histonet] microtomy

2012-03-03 Thread Gudrun Lang
I thought it as a rule, that the thickness of slides vary depending on everything (inclusive weather, humidity, person, speed, temperature, cutting angle...). Although not very scientific, only the techs experience and "eye" will fix the problem. As for the duration on ice: If you have "wet" ice,