System for microtomy laboratory with universal base

A kit, comprising:

• (a) a base, including:
• (i) a receiving body, the receiving body including a receiver having a floor and a heating element proximate the floor,
• (ii) a control portion having one or more user interface features configured to control the heating element,
• (iii) a support extending from the receiving body, and
• (iv) a power interface configured to power the heating element;
• and
• (b) a plurality of accessory components, each accessory component being configured to be interchangeably received within the receiver of the receiving body, the plurality of accessory components including:
• (i) a first accessory component configured to retain a fluid for the processing of one or more sectioned tissue samples, and
• (ii) a second accessory component configured hold one or more specimen slides for heating by the heating element.

A system, the system comprising:

• (a) a first base, the first base including:
• (i) a first receiving body, the first receiving body including a first receiver and a first heating element proximate the first receiver, and
• (ii) a control portion, the control portion including one or more user interface features configured to control the first heating element;
• (b) a second base, the second base including a second receiving body including a second receiver and a second heating element proximate the second receiver, the control portion of the first base being configured to control the second heating element while controlling the first heating element;
• (c) a first accessory component configured to process one or more tissue samples after sectioning using a microtome, the first accessory component being further configured for receipt within the first receiver or the second receiver;
• and
• (d) a second accessory component configured for receipt within the first receiver or the second receiver, the first accessory component being configured for a different processing function of one or more tissue samples after sectioning using the microtome relative to the second accessory component.