[Histonet] RE: back up cryostat

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We have two back ups!  :)

We also have back up tissue processors and microtomes as well.

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On Sep 21, 2012, at 8:15 AM, "Manfre, Philip" <philip_manfre <@t> merck.com> wrote:

> If you use anything often enough, it is wise to have a back-up, if possible. Microtomes, and especially cryostats, tend to malfunction without warning and can leave you "stranded". We have a back-up that isn't ours, but we have access to it.  That's another option.  Make friends with someone else who has one and strike an arrangement with them.
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> Philip Manfre, BA, HT(ASCP)
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> Merck Research Laboratories
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara.Crill <@t> LPNT.net
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 8:07 AM
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> Subject: [Histonet] back up cryostat
> 
> I would like to know what the consensus is on having a backup cryostat.
> Does anyone have a back up cryostat?
> 
> I am nervous about not having a backup cryostat
> 
> Antoinette Crill
> TEAM LEADER ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY
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