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P. Polycephelum responding to predation

I recently had a petri dish of P. Polycephelum become contaminated with an unidentified white mold. When I discovered the mold in the morni…

Started by Jeremiah Blondin in Projects & Ideas

2 Feb 7, 2013
Reply by bruce kamolnick

P. polycephalum in terrariums

Hello.  Has anyone here been successful keeping physarum polycephalum in a terrarium?  I got mine from Carolina Supply.  I read in Creepy C…

Started by Alicia in Projects & Ideas

2 Jan 30, 2013
Reply by Heather Barnett

Physarum Has Simple Memory

I found this article about how slime molds have developed an external chemical memory to help them avoid areas they have already explored. …

Started by Steven Paul Wetzel in Links & Resources

0 Jan 26, 2013

P Polycephalum appears aware of food location

During an experiment designed to study the foraging techniques of Physarum Plycephalum slime mold, I adhered an oat flake to the lid of the…

Started by Jeremiah Blondin in Projects & Ideas

2 Jan 5, 2013
Reply by Jeremiah Blondin

The Physarum Experiments go to Subtle Technologies Festival

I will be giving a talk and running a workshop on The Physarum Experiments, my ongoing collaboration with Physarum polycephalum, as part of…

Started by Heather Barnett in Exhibitions & Events

0 May 5, 2012

A show with the slime mould

If anyone happens to be anywhere near Edinburgh on 3rd -12th February Physarum and I are having a show, it would be great to meet you.

Started by Sarah Roberts in Exhibitions & Events

1 Jan 9, 2012
Reply by Heather Barnett

type of starch.?

trying to find out what sort of starch is best to make up a culture medium? i have the choice of maize wheat or potato. anyone got any expe…

Started by robert golding in Exhibitions & Events

0 Dec 12, 2011

Methods and Tips for Storing Sclerotium

I am down to 4 sclerotias of P polycephalum that I got from Carolina Biological and was wondering what is the best method for storing them…

Started by Steven Paul Wetzel in Links & Resources

2 Sep 14, 2011
Reply by Heather Barnett

references & links from GenSpace talk

John Bonner http://www.youtube.com/user/HeatherBarnett?feature=mhum#p/f/0/vmp1uopZKz8   The Maze experiment http://www.youtube.com/user/Hea…

Started by Heather Barnett in Links & Resources

0 Mar 22, 2011

My slime mold experiment...

Hi everyone,   So I'm growing my slime mold, Physarum polycephalum in a agar petri dish. I have three petri plates with a slime mold and so…

Started by Stella Yurk in Projects & Ideas

1 Mar 15, 2011
Reply by Heather Barnett

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