A Michigan man recently made an unusual purchase from Goodwill: human blood. Logan Strohmeyer was browsing the shelves of the local thrift store when he came across a wooden box containing a series of ...

As viewers of the Showtime series “Dexter” are well aware, everyone’s favorite serial killer has a ritual whereby he saves a drop of blood from each of his victims on a microscope slide. Now fans can ...

When we look at biological cells under a microscope, they’re usually not very colourful. Normally, to visualise them we have to artificially add colour — typically by staining. By doing so, we can see ...

Pathologists often use tissue samples and microscopy to help diagnose diseases like cancer. But distinguishing different cells often require several stages of staining. Now researchers are presenting ...

1) Microscope slides and coverglass are used in many parts of the lab while knowledge of how these items are made and the technical properties they have is limited. 2) By not understanding the ...

Glass slide depicting a photomicrograph of Human Type Tuberculosis. Marked with "383" and "4438" "DeWitt C. Wheeler, Inc. 120 and 122 West 31st St. New York" ...