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Need help keeping sampe form being contaminated
Started by Dante Solano in Links & Resources. Last reply by ian on Thursday. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I found a very strange phenomenon
Started by liuduyaya in Links & Resources. Last reply by ian Jan 14. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Some questions about growing slime molds
Started by liuduyaya in Links & Resources. Last reply by Lukas Jan 4. 15 Replies 0 Likes
Mutation!
Started by ian in Projects & Ideas Nov 6, 2018. 0 Replies 1 Like
Physarum Containment
Started by Marie Fortuno in Links & Resources. Last reply by ian Oct 15, 2018. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Looking for topics to do research on
Started by Robert in Links & Resources. Last reply by ian Oct 15, 2018. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Création d'un kit de culture
Started by DELPOMDOR in Links & Resources Oct 11, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
at what Temperature do Ph.polycephalum stop functioning properly
Started by Jordan Holman Thatcher in Links & Resources. Last reply by Jordan Holman Thatcher Oct 8, 2018. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Sourcing Physarum
Started by Heather Barnett in Links & Resources. Last reply by François-Joseph Deminiere Oct 3, 2018. 37 Replies 5 Likes
Urgent! Need plasmodium or sclerotia for a project (London or Shanghai)
Started by Kseniia in Links & Resources Sep 26, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Likes
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Need help: starting a slime mould culture
Posted by Anastasia Bragina on December 10, 2018 at 17:28 1 Comment 0 Likes
Hello World!
Posted by Annelie Wallin on November 4, 2018 at 19:13 0 Comments 0 Likes
P. Polycephalum in London next week, opening Tuesday 18
Posted by Jan-Maarten Luursema on September 13, 2018 at 22:09 0 Comments 1 Like
QUESTION ABOUT PHYSARUM
Posted by mint taste slime mould on July 21, 2018 at 6:44 1 Comment 0 Likes
Help??
Posted by Alexander Ludlam on July 12, 2018 at 15:47 0 Comments 0 Likes
Let me know about something.
Posted by mint taste slime mould on June 19, 2018 at 11:31 1 Comment 0 Likes
An experiment with food coloring and bongo music
Posted by Jan-Maarten Luursema on June 16, 2018 at 18:19 0 Comments 0 Likes
I won science fair.
Posted by mint taste slime mould on May 29, 2018 at 13:00 4 Comments 3 Likes
Q. Eva - Would you like to be eaten?
Posted by Jan-Maarten Luursema on April 20, 2018 at 14:06 0 Comments 0 Likes
Food
Posted by mint taste slime mould on April 13, 2018 at 4:20 1 Comment 0 Likes
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ian replied to Dante Solano's discussion Need help keeping sampe form being contaminated"Hi
An anti fungal would kill your slime. Plain agar ( you shouldn't be using nutrient) doesn't go mouldy - I use 2% in water, not sterilised and it's fine for a week or more - drying out is more of an issue "
Dante Solano posted a discussionNeed help securing my experiment
Hello everyone, I am looking to develop an independent study this semester on slime mould after being introduced to it last semester. I would like to test its limitations; for example is there a limit to the distance it can detect a food source, and if so how well can it navigate an obstructed path at the limit of sed distance. I am however worried that the agar in such an experiment will be too exposed and that fungal/mould growth can inhibit the study. I have entertained the idea of treating…See More
ian replied to liuduyaya's discussion I found a very strange phenomenon"I use this trick - put an additional couple of smaller pieces of paper under your culture when you're drying down - the slime will collect over them as it's damper than the surrounding area so you'll get a thicker layer when it dried"
"Is there a sweet spot on where the clumping is not irreversible but it is also possible to get nice sclerotia from this condensed state instead of the usual thin ones?"
ian replied to liuduyaya's discussion I found a very strange phenomenon"They do vary in colour - It could be light exposure or response to something in the tree bark.
If your slime is exposed to light that might make it bunch up and start to clump - it's a preparation for spore forming and it's basically…"
"These pictures are amazing! Thanks for sharing"
"I can not tell you what you saw, but these are interesting findings!"
"The second finding was that I put the slime mold in a wet box for 3 days, then it turned into a sclerotoid-like thing, tough, yellow, but unable to recover.but the real sclerotium is fragile
Do you know what the reason is?"
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