Cleaning worms..

[suemckinney]

I am a researcher currently attempting to perform in situ 
hybridisation experiments on adult C. elegans.  Unfortunately, the 
experiments are being hampered somewhat by the presence of agar (from 
the growth plates) in the reaction mixture. 

Can anyone give me a RELIABLE protocol for removing agar fragments 
from the worms? 

Thanks a lot,
                    Paul McVeigh
                    Parasitology Research Group
                    Queens University Belfast