[Histonet] prion contaminated tissue processing

[Thomas Pier]

Joe,
You might want to get a hold of somebody over at the WVDL.  I know that when I worked there, we wore gloves when sectioning any blocks that may have come from deer with CWD ie were potentially contaminated with prion.

Tom Pier

>>> Joe Hardin <hardin <@t> oncology.wisc.edu> 01/15/09 9:32 AM >>>
Hi All,
Does anyone know if tissue processing for paraffin embedding will render 
prion infected tissue safe for sectioning?