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This article provides essential information on various laboratory techniques and instruments. It covers the standard specifications of microtitre plates, human genes, and the significance of techniques like immunohistochemistry and fine needle aspiration (FNA). Discover the common uses for laboratory tools, such as LBC brushes, and learn fascinating facts about microscopy, radiochemistry, and biochemistry. Additionally, explore the historical context of bar codes and innovative medical procedures inspired by everyday materials, enhancing your understanding of modern laboratory practices.
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What does FNA stand for? Fine needle aspiration
How many genes does a human have? Around 40,000
What is this technique called? Immunohistochemistry
What is this? An LBC brush
What might a histopathologist use this for? Measuring tumours, polyps or margins
Why was the bar code invented? Supermarket stock control
Radioimmunoassay can detect drugs at levels of one part per billion. True False
Radioimmunoassay can detect drugs at levels of one part per billion. True
Feeling a plastic blood bag gave a surgeon the idea for what cosmetic procedure?
Feeling a plastic blood bag gave a surgeon the idea for what cosmetic procedure? Breast augmentation
What do modern biochemistry analysers and champagne have in common?
What do modern biochemistry analysers and champagne have in common? Gas bubbles – in the analyser they separate consecutive specimens
How many Petri dishes are used in the UK each week? 1.6 million
What instrument was used to produce this image? A transmission electron microscope