A Biological Improbability
The newspaper headline read, "Scientists track slime mold in space." For a wild moment, I thought my early suspicions were confirmed: a critter as preposterous as a slime mold must come from outer space. But no. The Associated Press story beneath the headline explained that slime molds were among the experimental organisms sent up from Earth on a recent space shuttle flight. Drat.
A Simple Method of Growing the Plasmodial Slime Mold
Physarum polycephalum can be easily grown in its yellow plasmodial stage and in its flagellated stage. With a little care and attention your plasmodium will flourish and perhaps startle you with amazing growth and an ability to escape from almost any container.
Myxomycetes & other Slime Molds
Some AMAZING slime mold pictures. Make sure you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page!
Dictyostelium discoideum Photo Gallery
Some cool black and white photos.
Discovery of the Ability of Myxomycetes to Detect the Shortest Route of Labyrinth
A research team from RIKEN(the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research) and Hokkaido Univ. has discovered that a single cell organism Myxomycetes of ameba organism has the ability to find the shortest route in a labyrinth. The research result was published in the September 28 issue of the U.K. journal "Nature." Some cool photos.
In Defense of Slime Molds
Newt Gingrich and Slime molds.
Your Slimy Cousins of Animals
The lowly slime mold may be moving up in the world. Scientists have discovered that these molds--long viewed as primitive life-forms--are actually highly evolved creatures that may be closer kin to modern animals than biologists once thought.
The slime mold's curious message: cooperation works
The slime mold's life is fascinating to biologists because it hovers on the edge between simple and complex, single-celled and multicellular.
Dog Vomit Slime Mold
This month's fungus is really not a fungus at all, but the "dog vomit slime mold," Fuligo septica, which belongs in the phylum Myxomycota in the Kingdom Protista.
Slime Mold Photos
Some pretty excellent photos.
Growing Slime Mold
Has links to where you can buy a slime mold growing kit!
Audio Interview
Includes the infamous slime mold music. From National Public Radio's Weekend Edition.
Electronic Library Encyclopedia.com
Your garden variety encyclopedia description of slime molds.
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