August 2020
Please help maintain the slimoco network by…
Dear slimoco members,
It’s that time of year when I get billed for the hosting costs of the slimoco network and reach out to the membership to help share the cost. It’s not a huge amount ($250 a year…
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Please help maintain the slimoco network by…
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June 2020
Colourimetry
One thing I've noticed breeding slimes is they vary in colour. Anyone who's got Daywalker and Mazie on the go might have noticed that Dw is a lot more orange. I've also got some paler variants on the…
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Colourimetry
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Contamination tolerance assay
Otherwise known as the boredom assay. I suspect some of the slime strains are more prone to contamination than others. I'm trying trays with 25 0.5g circles of oats all inoculated with two slime oa…
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Contamination tolerance assay
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slimoco meet up #2
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slimoco meet up #2
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March 2019
Mutation!
I raised some amoebae for a microscopy project with some students and dumped the surplus onto agar. Three weeks later I found something growing in the dish. This thing is a right pain to work with -…
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Mutation!
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