[Histonet] Friday histology trivia

[Morken, Timothy]

" The LEI in Leic comes from Leitz;  the CA, from Cambridge.  "

Barbara, You get the award for best trivia fact of the year!



Tim Morken
Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies
UC San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, CA


-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Barbara Foster
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 10:27 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] Friday histology trivia

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


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