Apparatus and methods for automatically staining or treating multiple tissue samples mounted on slides are provided, in which the slides and reagent bottles are held in fixed position, and the reagent, wash and coverslipping solutions brought to the slides. Alternatively, the slides are held in fixed...http://www.google.com/patents/US20030203493?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030203493 - Automated molecular pathology apparatus having fixed slide platforms