Born out of wedlock to a wealthy farmer on the 7th May 1919, this child led an impoverished life following … Continue reading “Cervical Cancer and the President’s Wife”

The Evolution of Lean Manufacturing Many years ago, a Japanese automotive engineer by the name of Taiichi Ohno helped create … Continue reading “Lean and Learn – Efficiency in the Histology Laboratory”

To the histologist, formaldehyde is undeniably the gold standard in tissue preservation, forming cross-links with proteins and converting sols to gels. … Continue reading “All You Need To Know About Formaldehyde”

Imagine the year is 1665 and you are in a pathology laboratory somewhere in London. You are sitting at a … Continue reading “Histology & The Human Plague”

When the twin towers collapsed at the World Trade Centre on the 11th September 2001, lower Manhattan was blanketed in … Continue reading “Asbestos – The Hidden Assassin”

In the United States, bladder cancer has as much an obscure partnership with Hollywood as it does with the White … Continue reading “Bladder Cancer and the White House”

Could honey be a realistic, safer alternative to formaldehyde in the histology laboratory? In the histology laboratory, formaldehyde has always been … Continue reading “Is Honey The New Buzzword In Histology?”