Learning a technique is best achieved by using the technique and performing experiments. But to do this one should have atleast basic knowledge about it. However, understanding the principles underlying the technology greatly facilitates the process. 

So now lets dig in more about  flow cytometry...!

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Picture collage- Google images-

(i) http://www.google.co.in/imgres?q=flow+cytometry+machine&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1366&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=HbDLArstb8IDXM:&imgrefurl=http://www.keywordpictures.com/keyword/flow%2520cytometry%2520diagram/&docid=ue2iy4zXhfQTBM&imgurl=http://flow.csc.mrc.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/fcm-fig1-overview1.jpg&w=1020&h=659&ei=DtmNULnIC4-0rAf81YCAAg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=475&sig=114030435312407435142&page=3&tbnh=141&tbnw=219&start=44&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:38,s:20,i:243&tx=58&ty=47

(ii)http://www.google.co.in/imgres?q=flow+cytometry+machine&start=116&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1366&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=wDeCPv_TI0ufkM:&imgrefurl=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pharmacy/research/mcsb/divmcsbresearchinfastructure/researchinfrastructuredivmcsb.aspx&docid=Qqb08WsPMJzsxM&imgurl=http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Pharmacy/Images-Multimedia/Pharmacy-images-etc/images/jonas/facs2.jpg&w=352&h=264&ei=ldmNUMqIC8jSrQeV_IHADg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=116&vpy=145&dur=2164&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=108&ty=123&sig=114030435312407435142&page=6&tbnh=137&tbnw=170&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:28,s:100,i:88

(iii)http://www.google.co.in/imgres?q=flow+cytometry+machine&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1366&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=qW8wx4H_3avE_M:&imgrefurl=http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/417226/enlarge&docid=4nxrqzioZQTVeM&imgurl=http://www.sciencephoto.com/image/417226/large/C0104189-Cytology_laboratory-SPL.jpg&w=530&h=343&ei=DtmNULnIC4-0rAf81YCAAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1046&vpy=238&dur=1910&hovh=181&hovw=279&tx=126&ty=120&sig=114030435312407435142&page=4&tbnh=130&tbnw=229&start=68&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:58,s:20,i:303