Stompie Gonzales makes light work of log splitting

Elmarie van der Merwe is a second year MSc student working on applying CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools to control the insect pest Sirex noctilio. This involves microinjecting S. noctilio eggs and larvae to deliver the CRISPR/Cas9 machinery into the desired cells. The eggs are collected through dissecting female wasps, however the larvae can only be found inside […]