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Preparation of Full-Nutrition Oat Starch

Started by qiuwenxing in Projects & Ideas on Sunday. 0 Replies

Terrarium for Myxomycetes

Started by Capt. in Links & Resources. Last reply by qiuwenxing Sep 14. 1 Reply

Physarum rigidum defeated the mold (which is usually relatively rare).

Started by qiuwenxing in Links & Resources. Last reply by qiuwenxing Sep 6. 1 Reply

Several plasmodia we cultured and several kinds of sclerotia.

Started by qiuwenxing in Links & Resources. Last reply by qiuwenxing Sep 6. 1 Reply

How to get a physarum culture

Started by ian in Links & Resources. Last reply by qiuwenxing Sep 1. 140 Replies

Scammers on the site

Started by G in Ramblings. Last reply by Heather Barnett Jul 4. 13 Replies

Discord group

Started by Catherine in Links & Resources Jun 10. 0 Replies

research into slime mold movement/learning- where to start?

Started by kajal in Projects & Ideas Jun 7. 0 Replies

growth recordings advice

Started by Paula Rydel in Links & Resources. Last reply by Jos Richters May 23. 1 Reply

Next steps?

Started by Sarah Francis in Links & Resources Mar 20. 0 Replies

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My 3D printer as microscope

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CHNOPS BlobArt: Using an oscilloscope for value confirmation

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CHNOPS BlobArt: BlobJob screen shots

Posted by Jos Richters on May 23, 2025 at 11:44 0 Comments

CHNOPS BlobArt: BlobJob explained Part 1

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CHNOPS BlobArt: Data to BlobArt

Posted by Jos Richters on May 23, 2025 at 11:44 0 Comments

CHNOPS BlobArt: The BLOBJob controller to convert BlobArt to data

Posted by Jos Richters on May 23, 2025 at 11:43 0 Comments

CHNOPS BlobArt: the studio where it happens

Posted by Jos Richters on May 23, 2025 at 11:43 0 Comments

My CHNOPS creates BLOB-Art

Posted by Jos Richters on May 23, 2025 at 11:30 0 Comments

Slime for Messaging to Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI)

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Didymium nigripes

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Slime mould experiment ideas for a lab report
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Why slime?
3 Sourcing Physarum

Sourcing Physarum
4 Substrate experiment

Substrate experiment
5 On enclosures

On enclosures
6 Metatrichia floriformis

Metatrichia floriformis
7 Lamproderma echinulatum

Lamproderma echinulatum
8 Elaeomyxa cerifera 1262

Elaeomyxa cerifera 1262
9 Physarum population density effect on pattern formation and granularity - Sensor Offset (SO): 3

Physarum population density effect on pattern formation and granularity - Sensor Offset (SO): 3
10 population density 1 - 72

population density 1 - 72
 

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Preparation of Full-Nutrition Oat Starch

Let me share how to make full-nutrition oat starch—a type of food that generally has less residue (and is more digestible) than regular oats. 1. Prepare an appropriate amount of rolled oats (regular ones work fine, or your preferred brand; I used…See More
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qiuwenxing replied to Capt. 's discussion Terrarium for Myxomycetes
"You may need a large number of backup sclerotia or daywalkers. Under such circumstances, exposure to light is hard to avoid, and you may also need a humidifier, a hygrometer, and a thermometer."
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Terrarium for Myxomycetes

Hello everyone, my name is Alessandro, known to my friends as "The Captain" and I'm writing from Sicily Isle.Let's get straight to the point: I've already bred, cultivated, maintained, slime molds in plates, but now I wanted to take it to the next…See More
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"interesting .we have a complete slime mold trading circle in mainland China (though the ecosystem might not be in the best shape). Why is it "trading" instead of "exchanging"? The reason is quite complex, but many enthusiasts do…"
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