[Histonet] Friday histology trivia

[Jan Shivers]

The Ki in Ki-67 is from the city of origin (Kiel, Germany), and is really
pronounced KEY-67 (not K. I. 67).

The 67 in Ki-67 is from the original clone in a 96-well plate.

Happy Friday!
-- 
Jan Shivers
Senior Scientist
University of Minnesota


On Fri, Jun 27, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Morken, Timothy <
Timothy.Morken <@t> ucsfmedctr.org> wrote:

> " 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
> To: Histonet
> 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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