[Histonet] Friday histology trivia

[Barbara Foster]

You are so right.  Microscopes equal credibility.  Maybe because we 
can actually see an image of the specimen rather than a squiggly 
line... or maybe because people actually sit at microscopes rather 
than at an impersonal control panel.

Re: AO - They were part of the American Optical/Reichert-Jung 
Family.  In 1986, they were acquired by Cambridge Instruments, which 
then merged with Leitz in 1991.  The LEI in Leic comes from 
Leitz;  the CA, from Cambridge.  I had the privilege of being the 
Technical Marketing Manager for the research microscopy group, then, 
for a short period, product development manager for a suite that 
included the AO clinical line.

Best regards,
Barbara Foster