How does the weekend go?
I love how at the end of each workday in Histology, all the specimens are grossed, your blocks are cut and slides are turned out or on an overnight IHC run. When you load the processors you have a...
View ArticleWhat the heck is ISO and what does it mean to us?
We all know that change is part of working in clinical labs. There’s a big one in the works. The article, below, is specific to cytology but through the content we can get an idea of the impact for...
View ArticleA new batch of Job Openings…
Temporary Tech in: Colorado & Pennsylvania Supervisors in: Texas, Florida, California IHC specialists in: California, Louisiana Routine Histology, entry through experienced positions in:...
View ArticleLove to cut?
Cutting. The core of our work. As a bench tech I suspect you get to cut and embed every day. Would you be surprise that when taken out of a lab for a long period of time, you might MISS cutting and...
View ArticleTravel temp – weighing the options
Traveling as a tech has good things and bad things, both. The good things include the ability to say when, have some control over where, a little about what (shift, job description, facility type),...
View ArticleAn interesting shift: TOO MANY JOBS…?!?!
We ALWAYS have jobs…temp and permanent hire. It’s been a LONG time since we’ve had THIS many. Take a look, don’t forget our REFER-A-FRIEND bonus program. And as always, this isn’t the complete...
View ArticleH and E Stain – joining the dinosaurs?
An article from today’s Dark Daily: New Way to Look at Tissue Biopsies: Beckman Institute Researchers Develop Low Cost, High-Speed and Stain-free Optical Technology That Could Displace Existing...
View ArticleCooling clamp on a microtome – really? What will they think of next??!!
http://www.leica-microsystems.com/biosystems/products/total-histology/sectioning/rotary-microtomes/details/product/leica-rm-coolclamp/ We all know about using cooling plates and wet ice to get the...
View ArticleEVERY lab can use Micro Tissue Arrays.
Video credit: IHC World www.ihcworld.com We read about Micro Tissue Arrays in the current literature. It seems like a cool idea for research labs and other non-clinical applications. If you...
View ArticleGLOVES – the single most important safety device in the lab
Nitrile gloves, just one choice The conversation about gloves is an important one and one I’m passionate about. So many of us remember back in the day how we coverslipped and changed stain lines...
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