GMU:DIY Bio: doing things with biology/Niloofar Ghanavati/Developed Idea/My Final Project

Concept

This section is devoted to those non-scientists (or fledgling scientists) who are interested in simple methods for culturing Physarum. Some of the documentation included here is not easily referenced, having come from websites that are no longer available, or having been obtained via web-surfing (e.g. Google) that yielded material in one search but not another. Wherever possible I have included, in the document, the URL from which it was obtained and/or an acknowledgment of the source. I apologize for any inadvertent infringement on copyright or "intellectual property" but ask forgiveness since the sole purpose of this section is to encourage the non-expert - especially young students - to give it a try and HAVE SOME FUN.

Process

In this part I would like to show the process of a project from the beginning to the end.

• Life Cycle of Physarum polycephalum [1]

• A Simple Method of Growing the Plasmodial Slime Mold Physarum Polycephalum [2]

• Growing Plasmodia [3]