I'd like to meet the person willing to part with his red port wine collection in the interest of science. now that is dedication! 
can't think of any other use for beet juice. might definitely be worth a try.



Vinnie Della Speranza
Manager for Anatomic Pathology Services
Medical University of South Carolina
165 Ashley Avenue  Suite 309
Charleston, SC 29425
Ph: 843-792-6353
fax: 843-792-8974

>>> "C.M. van der Loos"  03/25/05 01:49PM >>>

   Hi,

   I am sure if it's true or not, but once I heard a story that in Louis
   Pasteur's days they used red Port wine for staining tissues.

   Definitely, more attractive than beet juice....


   Chris van der Loos, PhD

   Dept. of Pathology

   Academical Medical Center

   Amsterdam - The Netherlands


   ----- Original Message -----
                                       From 
   "Anurag Sharma" 
                                       Date 
   Thu, 24 Mar 2005 06:37:45 -0800
                                         To 
   
                                    Subject 
   [Histonet] Natural Dyes: Beet Juice

   Hi,
   I  am  a  first year Med Lab Science student and am doing a project on
   "Natural  Dyes".  Has anyone here ever tried using Beet juice to stain
   tissues? If yes, could you please tell me something about it (like the
   extraction  procedure,  mordant  used,  pH and what does it stain). Is
   there any other Natural dye you would suggest me to use?
   Dev
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