14 April 2025

Learning to use a simple microtome

 

We took a slice of a transverse section through a rosemary leaf using a microtome and a cut-throat razor, taking ever-thinner slices until we could get one that was about one cell thick. This was then stained and placed on a microscope slide with a cover slip.

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