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Safety Forgotten

Safety Forgotten

While the histopathology laboratory has progressively become more efficient, with a vast diversity in applications and techniques, the replication and monotony of routine tasks have caused some of...

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Small Specimen Retention

Small Specimen Retention

In the world of Histopathology, seldom do we still see the need for large, hunk-like specimens surgically removed for patient diagnoses. In the mid-2000s the profession began to see a transition...

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The Economy of Storage

The Economy of Storage

Economy in storage products and practices is a necessity that must be woven into present day lab operations and more importantly, planned for the future. In Histopathology laboratories, as in most...

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Slides & Adhesives

Slides & Adhesives

Since the late 18th century glass slides have been a major platform for microscopic and diagnostic study of plant and animal morphology. The translucency of the glass material made it a perfect...

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Bench Safety

Bench Safety

One of the most immediate areas of safety consideration for the Histotechnologist is in microtomy. Countless technicians over time, particularly those who have been in the profession long enough to...

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The Anatomy of Bone

The Anatomy of Bone

Within the wide array of tissue types in the human body, each has its own specificity based on the purpose and function it provides. Muscle contracts and expands and enables movement of and within the body. Epithelial covers the body…

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Manual Staining

Manual Staining

The expansion of special staining as a diagnostic tool in histopathology saw a meteoric increase in the 1980’s and 90’s. Special stains had always been a comfortable diagnostic confirmation to path…

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