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Slicing a roach on a microtome, to stain and view under a microscope
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Jul 2, 2024 6:35 PM
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cousteau
I really like the scientific labeling of the specimens. "ROACH 1" and "ROACH 2".
Jimmyb3121
GreenMnM
Nicely hidden as usual toolgifs
RealityInflicted
"It's only wafer-thin."
NewTitaniumCorvid
This is the comment I came here to read.
ObserveLearnReact
Cockroach carpaccio!
so1oeclipse
Forbidden bonito flakes
ThomasTheWankEnglne
coldcuts of the future!
Steed
But sir, it is only waaffer thiiin
MadameTiffany
Very neat, but also...
AyatollahBahloni
that's one sharp blade
3rdoption
Next time I'm at the deli and they ask me how I want the meat sliced, I'll show them this.
cousteau
Is that transparent thing starch or epoxy? If it can be done with starch then I'd say you're about to invent a novelty food
TharrickLawson
it's paraffin wax. the samples are usually fixed in formalin, then dehydrated with alcohol, cleared with xylene, and infiltrated with paraffin, before being embedded in a wax block to be cut on the microtome
cousteau
Paraffin is edible or at least non-toxic, right? *starts planning business idea*
cellfreeDNA
This person is doing an outstanding job. They’ve sliced at least one or two roaches before this.
TheBMachine
Naughty roaches go in the r o a c h s l i c e r
NeverConfusedForNaught
Death of a thousand cuts
PaulHurley
I've done this before! Except with mouse parts. I worked in a reproductive genetics lab in college. Did some cool stuff.
Uonnay
That's how thin I want my prosciutto
GgrAzdXXfz9O
rochsciutto
Escape2Continue
Like the scene from "the cell"
cousteau
h o r s e
Patronsaintofboredom
That reminds me of that horse scene from "The Cell"
cousteau
Why was it still moving though? That detail is what messed me up the most.
Patronsaintofboredom
I wish I knew. I just happen to walk into the room while my parents were watching that scene and I went "Nope" and walked back out.
nocommennts
Not the first rodeo
imreallyjusthereforthecats
Was the last for the roach though
hordesofgourds
At first I was like "yeah yeah I know this process." Absolutely not. Absolutely awesome!
noisynick
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Damn they're good
sacrosanctt
Sneaky fucker
YoudSwearImAVirgin
Pass. I remember a a kid seeing that scene of the house being split and spread apart by panes of glass on the movie, The Cell, and that fucked me up
YoudSwearImAVirgin
Horse*, not house
cousteau
When you said "the house" I thought you meant like in one of those "amazing cross-sections" things and was wondering why that would be any disturbing… yeah I understand the typo now :/
YoudSwearImAVirgin
Oh yeah, sorry. Horse*
ClownishAntics
Roach sashimi, for science
NullUser20
With that marbling it's gotta be wagyu roach..
BklynPunisher
😂🤣
Eridianne
Oh I've got time for sushis and sashimis
steelundecided
Ah..the old Hexapoda vs. Crustacea decision at a fine restaurant. Bug or sea bug.
aussysadmin
DoctorNinjah
It's roach carpaccio.
Alozar
Interesting, this is actually what I do for a living. The only difference is I do frozen sections for skin cancer removal, but there was recent discussion about having me do paraffin wax sections like this for dermatopathology. Cool to see.
JarlCarlArchmark
"Cool to see." Yeah, that's why you're at that job and I'm not.
Mattzahball
Skin is a pain in the ass tbh outside of frozens. Did dermpath histo for like two years before switching.
Alozar
Yea it should be interesting. Getting the edges down can be annoying and I imagine it is probably harder to do in wax. As it is I have lots of free time between frozen sections and could be making more my money doing both.
Ivalicenyan
It's like an MRI but not
cousteau
Please nobody tell OP about "cat scans" :(
elbowdeepinawhateverthatis
An MR-die
sQuimby
If you don't care whether the subject survives the scan or not
OmniscientZiltoid
Mechanical Roach Incisor
salunatics
FOUND THE LOGO! (hint in response) It seems like the first thing I have to do when I see the tag. Then I can go back and really watch it.
cousteau
I just watched the whole thing, next day I realized it was from Tool Gifs and I had to re-watch the whole thing to find it. Damn thing was really well hidden this time!
lindabelchersfirstcousin
I almost lost my goddamn mind looking for it.
iamlegendinjapan
salunatics
Hint: just a little half way through
salunatics
Answer: in the bubbles on the bottom of the glass dish
Mohareb
i would never have seen that without the direct answer. I had to look 3 times even with that before i found it
vickyblr
Got to be honest I thought y'all were trying to get the brand logo of the glass dish. I was like, y'all that interested in pyrex? Then I saw it.. cool gifs indeed
Alexap30
Ffs I found it too. Camera is too shaky but the spot and job was excellent.
relsky
This kills the roach...
MeMonty
...for now.
justfiguredoutimc4azyanddumbb
Maybe this is how we could find out what's wrong with greedy liars.
ElMrBlack
the roach is a paid actor
ColoradoCattleCo
Most expensive way to kill a cockroach ever
RdubN
He isn't dead first!
They slice them alive!?!?!?!?
QotU
Tis but a flesh wound.
blubberingbastard
Betcha that fucker still survived
LooseyGooseyBrett
No, they'll glue him back together
RainbowFlerken
And rehydrate him! The ethyl acetate is just temporary….
redtails2649
What do they place the bug into for slicing? Is it frozen?
BobbyVegana
but the glory is eternal
justfiguredoutimc4azyanddumbb
As are the pictures. People.
amp99
sindail
I've been watching this for ten minutes and Mickey hasn't given himself or Donald a single slice. That's some true love for man's best friend right there. 💕💓💕 Hang in there little buddy. When the bread runs out I have a feeling you're gonna be feasting on roasted duck.
Redshadow09
Out of all mickey mouse moments this one always stayed in my mind
Askani27
Seems like typical Disney sharing their wealth
Sarah6race
Hey this is what I do for a living! (Except I cut people parts, not roaches)
Mattzahball
Normally when I say I’m a Histologist, people ask what I love about History.
dreammer243
I want this done to my brain after I die
pistachio0506
People are the canvas of my art... That's how i describe my work. So many pretty colours
Alozar
Mohs'? That's what I do.
Mattzahball
I don’t miss doing Moh’s. Way too stressful haha
pistachio0506
That's one aspect of my work too, in the UK
VonOy
Me too! I love seeing my job on sites like this, because most people have no idea it exists.
Mattzahball
I can’t believe I’m seeing histology in public, I assumed only Path’s knew we existed.
pandaM3CH4
Mm deli meats
PurpleAndBlack
Okay I've seen some cool shit before, but this is REALLY cool.
Sage042000
Yeah yeah, that's super neat and everything, but where are the roach paper sticky notes you promised me, op?
Vaempyre
But can they see why kids like cinnamon toast crunch?
FluroShoes
I'm a scientist who literally spends all week either doing science shows on stage, or teaching science to groups, and a lot of my time around that is trying to find mind blowing things in science I can direct others onto if they're fascinated. I spend hours a week trying to find amazing and cool and mindblowing shit.
This is REALLY fucking cool.
Gofdunk
You talking about the roach butthole you can see?
Djnilla501
I was legitimately jaw dropped as I was soaking this in. That is BALLER!
GSA1386
Ill take a pound of swiss, a pound of turkey and a half pound of roach sliced thin enough to observe under a microscope please!
jsg6228
How the detect cancer and such with biopsy.
The8obman
Science Imgur go brrrrrrrrrrrrt
SomeKindOfEye
Not for the roaches!
SmergBlaerghl
I'll donate my body to science once I'm dead, if they do this with it.
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AStrayCowLivesHere
SenorHoward
Cooler. Nice.
HOAMTH
I've worked with cryotomes. Getting slices to not fold in on themselves and actually stay on the glass slide nearly broke me on several occasions.
TharrickLawson
I've found getting them to stay on the slide to be the easiest part, getting the bastard things to not fold over though, that's an art in itself
Mattzahball
Meh, depends on the tissue. Uterus, lungs, and non-fatty lymph nodes are cake. Anything with fat like sentinel nodes or skin are a bitch.
TharrickLawson
I usually work with brain tissue in the cryostats
Mattzahball
Also makes sense why folding is an issue with how fatty brains are.
TharrickLawson
yup. if they were less fatty I'd be looking at FFPE instead, but we play the hand we're dealt etc.
getting them to adhere at least is easy enough, though making the gelatin-coated slides is time consuming
Furyustyles
The Visible Human Project.
https://youtu.be/ojCNUoVfzh4?si=_Iks__Kq1zWMj5Gz
boxak
Go into pathology. We do this every day but with human tissues.
NickRivieraMD
It's why I wanted to be a pathologist
waterdrops
I genuinely love how many people love this. I do a lot of this type of stuff for my research in oncology, it’s easy to forget how neat the process is. It’s largely called « histology » for those curious.
Mattzahball
I genuinely didn’t think anyone outside of Pathology knew we histologists existed haha
waterdrops
Right?! I’m genuinely floored by the interest in this, but absolutely love it! Hi fellow histologist!
Mattzahball
Heya! Yeah my jaw hit the floor when I saw a cassette on Imgur with paraffin haha
Circe007
The roach is going to be OK, right... right?
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trapdoorogre
Turned it into 2D.
Jaqdakloun
...yes
CeoHuntingSeason
10 years with the same joke, probably more, it's beating a dead horse at this point
bamblebimble
The8obman
Oh for sure, you just gotta stack the layers back together - easy peasy
amglasgow
The roach is definitely no less alive after this process than it was before it.
HashMaster9k
Quebeker
Yeah! it lives on a farm up north.
crypticorb
WorkSnakes
WorkSnakes
WorkSnakes
WorkSnakes
DarkRedCape
They can survive nuclear radiation, lil bro can take this no sweat
BrutalAnalSeepage
Yeah, it made a full recovery dawg
steelundecided
I came to the comments first because I'm afraid to watch...
WorkSnakes
HaniiPuppy
This kills the roach.
Moridin23
Lies
RichardPotato
We finally found something that does
DelCorazon
Nahh, ‘‘tis but a scratch….just a flesh wound…”
Gaelwyn
Pretty sure they killed the roach first, then sliced it up.
MuffinProof
Karl!
Jaqdakloun
Lies make baby Jesus cry
Meganlikespie
Too good