Mary Lou Norman writes:

>I haven't been able to open up the archives (are they down or is it my
>computer?) so here's my question: What would soften bird beak enough for
>sectioning?   I need to step-section through a mature house finch head.

Hi Mary,

The archives are up and running fine at
<http://www.histosearch.com/histonet.html>. If you have any problems,
contact me directly and I'll see if I can figure out your problem.

Marvin Hanna

PS - I searched on "bird beaks" with no results over the last year and a
half, so apparently you've got an original question.