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I'm pretty sure they just care about the photographs at this stage.

• aarongough 17y ago
  That's what I thought as well... I don't think the slices themselves would be much (if any) more useful than just dissecting the brain normally...
  • ars 17y ago
    Watch the video link posted by Ezra http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=973677 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=973677 and you can see what they do with each slice. They store it in a tray with square holes (all bunched up). Later they remove it, wash it, mount it on glass, and stain it. Then it goes under an automatic microscope that scans it.
    • aarongough 17y ago
      Wow, thanks! From the way the slices were bunched up I (wrongly) assumed they were basically getting thrown away. But I guess not!