.@DFOFlorida ag specialists discovered live insects hidden in jump rope handles in a shipment arriving from Bolivia. @USDA_APHIS confirmed the insects as predatory ant species & larvae commonly used as feeder insects. The shipment was destroyed. CBP ๐คUSDA APHIS
I made a webpage to try SpliceCraft out directly in your browser in a little sandbox. No download or install needed to try it. Gonna make a tutorial mode to walk people through the features soon. Enjoy!
splicecraft.bio/
Business end of a low cost DIY gene gun - powered by a sodastream CO2 canister with minipump-driven vacuum shroud. Microparticle load is contained in a 13mm filter holder on a stainless steel mesh - like John Finer's particle inflow design. Looking at efficiency improvements...
Fun history fact. Invading armies used to "salt the fields" of their enemies, not enough to kill the crops, but enough to over-stimulate the growth of weeds, which would decrease the crop yield for many years.