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Results: The above sample was unsuccessful. | Results: The above sample was unsuccessful. | ||
Potential causes: Clear contamination which might be the result of using unsterile oats, and paper/paper towel samples. | Potential causes: Clear contamination which might be the result of using unsterile oats, and paper/paper towel samples. | ||
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===Growing Physarum Polycephalum from Living Samples=== | |||
Medium: | |||
200ml water | |||
~2g agar | |||
The medium was prepared using a magnetic stirrer, in the lab. | |||
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File:Magnetic Stirrer.JPG|Magnetic Stirrer | |||
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The flask and the large petri dish were both sterilized in the UV chamber for approx. 20 minutes. | |||
Sample: | |||
The Physarum Polycephalum was taken from healthy living samples and transported directly to the Petri dishes | |||
Food source: | |||
Dried Oats (Sterile) | |||
The dried Oats were cooked in the Microwave for ~35 seconds. | |||
Conditions: | |||
- 20 degrees temperature | |||
- enough moisture (introduced in the initial cultivation) | |||
- kept in a dark environment | |||