1. A method for displaying an image of a biological sample, the method comprising: storing sample data representing images of different types of biological samples; comparing image data representing a section of a biological sample to the sample data to identify a type of biological sample represented by the image data; and generating a display of the section of the biological sample represented by the image data on a display screen at a certain orientation based on the type of biological sample represented by the image data as determined by the comparing step.