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Will physarum consume human blood - a preliminary study

Started this discussion. Last reply by Heather Barnett May 7. 2 Replies

Pursuing my quest to create the Lex Luthor of the myxomycetes, I’ve been having a play.200mg rolled oats were mixed with 100mg fresh human blood from a health 46 year old male and air dried for two…Continue

Big Bang Fair 2018 - Amazing Mazie on tour

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It took three months of…Continue

So how do we use slime for evil instead of good?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Patrick Barry May 2. 3 Replies

We're all aware of how great slime moulds are and how they inspire artists, scientists and nutters to perform great deeds.But we're neglecting the darker side of life, how might an evil genius make…Continue

What the???? Interloper?

Started this discussion. Last reply by ian Apr 21, 2017. 1 Reply

I was watching The…Continue

 

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Physarum disobeying

"Hi I got around it by not using a lid on that video - 2% agar no nutrient,  it it holds plenty of moisture but was starting starting to crack at the four days mark.  The plate was 20cm and I covered the whole thing with a plastic box with…"
May 12
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"Hello! I'm a young BioArtist and I've been working  with Physarum for a few mouths now. However, I keep running into the issue of condensation on the lid of the Petri dish. I was wondering if you could share how you mitigated that…"
May 12
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Heather Barnett replied to ian's discussion Will physarum consume human blood - a preliminary study
"This paper might be of interest... A slime mould pigment as indicator of acidity https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF01603385 Summary 1.The yellow pigment of the slime-mouldPhysarum polycephalum is an acid-alkaline indicator with a…"
May 7
ian replied to Marijn Roelvink's discussion Time-lapse programs
"Hitfilm now do an express version which is free and does the job.  I've been trying to find an android time lapse app that will use the flash,  so far no luck,  most of them do a very good job of you've got  the lights…"
May 6
ian replied to Ophélie Queffurus's discussion Nutrient Agar
"You could cook the oats - 2:1 water to oats microwaved until good and steamy makes a nice paste you can roll out and cut sections off. Dry toasting them might also be an option. How long is your slime taking to complete the tasks? I feed untreated…"
May 3
Patrick Barry replied to ian's discussion Will physarum consume human blood - a preliminary study
"Hmmm.I wonder if you could use fussy slimes and build a petri dish setup that allows you to check the chemical makeup of a sample?"
May 2
Patrick Barry replied to ian's discussion So how do we use slime for evil instead of good?
"I refer everyone to Ian's attempt to nurture giant vampiric slimes: http://slimoco.ning.com/forum/topics/will-physarum-consume-human-blood-a-preliminary-study"
May 2
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Physarum Polycephalum- an illustrated typographical journal

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Physarum Polycephalum- an illustrated typographical journal

Apr 9
ian commented on mint taste slime mould's blog post HELP ME
"If you're getting spores then you're definitely exposing them to too much light.  Spores will germinate after they've been dry for several weeks but they form microscopic amoebae so you won't see anything - plasmodia take…"
Apr 8
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Will physarum consume human blood - a preliminary study

Pursuing my quest to create the Lex Luthor of the myxomycetes, I’ve been having a play.200mg rolled oats were mixed with 100mg fresh human blood from a health 46 year old male and air dried for two days, these will henceforth be referred to as the bloody oats.Fresh physarum strain ‘Mazie’ was raised from sclerotia for three days on filter paper and fed dampened uncooked rolled oats.Test strips – 5x2cm strips of chromatography paper ( basically white blotting paper ), stacked three high for…See More
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Lynn Ricks liked ian's discussion Big Bang Fair 2018 - Amazing Mazie on tour
Mar 31
ian commented on Nicolas's blog post Help Culturing Physarum Polycephalum Directly onto 3D Printed Surfaces
"I apply dry rolled oats  straight out of the bag (not even organic) and add water,  on a flake by flake basis a couple of drops per oat.  In  bulk  I don't normally bother weighing anything,  I've been…"
Mar 30

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hardboiledparrot
Interest in slime moulds
I'm a professional microscopist and amateur time lapse filmer. I'm looking forward to combining both disciplines with these fascinating organisms
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warwick
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At 21:03 on January 16, 2018, Kendra Fanconi said…

Oh that would be amazing. I was looking at ordering it from the US. Is there any issue with getting it through customs? 

At 16:05 on October 27, 2015, Marijn Roelvink said…
We received the Physarum today, thanks a lot!
At 12:19 on October 14, 2015, Marijn Roelvink said…
Hi Ian, thank you for wanting to send the Physarum, I was just wondering if you could tell me when they will arrive, it'll help a lot with our planning :)
At 10:37 on February 10, 2015, enrico viola said…
I received my samples today: thanks a lot!
At 8:10 on February 3, 2015, enrico viola said…

Sent you a pm with my address; thanks again!

Ian's Blog

Raising from Spores - Zero Tech Method

Posted on April 11, 2017 at 13:30 0 Comments

I've been looking for a way to rear physarum from spores without resorting to bacterial lawns and needing autoclaves etc.

I've only done a couple of trials but this method seems to work ok, it does require a bit of patience.

I used petri dishes and filter paper but any container and a bit of tissue should work.

The idea is to let the food go off producing bacteria for the amoebal phase to feed off then slowly dry them out so they get persuaded to form…

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Big bang, big disappointment :)

Posted on March 16, 2016 at 17:04 0 Comments

Four weeks of crazy work,  turning the spare room into a culture lab and time lapse studio I made enough culture for two thousand people and I should be there with my friends and colleagues on the stand inspiring the next generation of scientists,  slime fans and eccentrics.  

Unfortunately I'm stuck on a hospital ward with fifty stitches in my neck waiting until I'm allowed home. So it goes I suppose but damn I was looking forward to the Big Bang Fair,  I couldn't even bring a slime…

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Plotting and planning....

Posted on June 2, 2015 at 11:31 0 Comments

Getting involved with several schools in my area running STEM club activities - I'm trying to design a six week course on our dear sticky friend that'll be adaptable to ages 12-17. Looks like it'll be fun ( and a lot of work ). My own cultures have been dormant for a while aside from raising the odd batch but I should start playing again soon. 

Raising slime again..

Posted on May 18, 2015 at 14:17 0 Comments

Blimey it's been a while, we've got the finals lab projects for the students at work on at the moment so I'm not getting time to play. I've got a session with 95 school kids booked in in June so I'm raising as much slime as I can cope with in preparation for that. 

I'm planning on getting them to make Plasticine mazes in petri dishes for their cultures so they've something to take home.

I've also got these intriguing mycena cholorophos spores ( a glowing mushroom ),…

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