In a smear preparation, cells from a culture are spread in a thin film over a small area of a microscope slide, dried, and then fixed to the slide by heating or other chemical fixatives. A good smear ...

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You should not look through the microscope to do this. Place the microscope slide – either one you have prepared, or a permanent slide – on the stage. Line it up so that the specimen – if ...

You should not look through the microscope to do this. Place the microscope slide – either one you have prepared, or a permanent slide – on the stage. Line it up so that the specimen – if ...