I had some great results with the agar coated glass flasks. After a couple of days the slime mold had covered the whole inside of one of the flask. The slime mold formed some really beautiful patterns… more →
experiments with physarum polycephalumwrote 3 weeks ago: Physarum polycephalum, sponge bob square pants, can mysteriously find the most efficient route to fo … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: In nature, the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum is usually translucent. In this image, the slime … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I may be done with winter, but winter is not done with me. Like an unwanted guest weeks after the pa … more →
wrote 2 months ago: I don’t know if this is a slime mold or not. I will post another picture so that people can h … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Dictyostelium discoideum – Slime Mold – Image credit Freien Universität Berlin Never bef … more →
wrote 2 months ago: It’s not a huge step in the scheme of things, but it could lead to progress for California vet … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Mutated strain can manipulate others, new study shows. Cells of the slime mold Dictyostelium discoid … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Fungus can build more efficient networks than people because of decentralized processes “The s … more →
wrote 3 months ago: The new poster slime for intelligent life? (iStockphoto) So you’re telling me a brainless, spi … more →
wrote 3 months ago: With Valentine’s Day looming, some folks are making plans while others avoid their calendars entirel … more →
wrote 3 months ago: With eyes wide open to the mercies of God, I beg you, my brothers, as an act of intelligent worship, … more →
wrote 4 months ago: On 9 January 1863, an event took place in London that would radically change the way people live and … more →
wrote 5 months ago: there is a stream silent running over rocks where moss grows wading its icy waters slipping on green … more →
wrote 5 months ago: Yellow Slime Mold (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I’m linking to an article about how brainless slim … more →
wrote 5 months ago: There’s nothing like a good slime mold to improve the neighborhood. The air has smelled so goo … more →
wrote 6 months ago: How Brainless Slime Molds Redefine Intelligence [Video]: Scientific American, Daily Digest, 7 Novemb … more →
wrote 6 months ago: 2012 CAMP SERIES: SECTION 1 It was day one of our camping trip. We had greeted those families that h … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Popularly requested tweak: Choice quotes from abstracts now included! These are papers that may be o … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Slime Molds! Just in case you haven’t heard of these guys, let me tell you about a type of cellular … more →