A sample processor including a body including an inner surface that defines a chamber including an opening in a side of the body and including a volume to accommodate a least one
microscope slide therein; a door comprising a first position to cover the opening of the body and a second position to
expose a portion of the chamber through the opening; a slide
bed disposed in the chamber; one of an internal
humidity generator disposed in the chamber and an external
humidity generator coupled to the chamber. A
system including at least one sample processor at least one
reagent outside the body of the at least one sample processor and a method including subjecting a sample on a
microscope slide in a sealed chamber to a pressure greater than ambient and a
humidity greater than 60 percent; and
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