Demonstration of Grasshopper Dissection (VIDEO) Botanical Society of America This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption This is a demonstration of grasshopper dissection detailing the procedure for isolating the gut and preparing the foregut and combined midgut+hindgut parts for DNA extraction. Credit Video by Alina Avanesyan. From Avanesyan, A. Plant DNA detection from grasshopper guts: A step-by-step protocol, from tissue preparation to obtaining plant DNA sequences. <i>Applications in Plant Sciences</i> 2(2): 1300082. doi:10.3732/apps.1300082. Usage Restrictions Please cite the article: Avanesyan, A. Plant DNA detection from grasshopper guts: A step-by-step protocol, from tissue preparation to obtaining plant DNA sequences. <i>Applications in Plant Sciences</i> 2(2): 1300082. doi:10.3732/apps.1300082. Articles and materials published in <i>Applications in Plant Sciences</i> are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY-NC-SA). License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.