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File:_MG_0789.jpg|Physarum Polycephalum | File:_MG_0789.jpg|Physarum Polycephalum | ||
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Known as the "many-headed slime" is a protist organism that lives in dark and humid places and outdoors feeds on bacteria and fungi. | Known as the "many-headed slime" is a protist organism that lives in dark and humid places and outdoors feeds on bacteria and fungi. | ||
Physarum polycephalum conceive the essence of improvisation for survival. It spreads, seeks for food and in every steep recognise it self with the intention of prevail. Physarum is a millions of nuclei organism, all sharing a cell wall, all operating as a single entity. The particularly way that Physarum grows also respond to a repetitive call-response pattern. They go two steeps forward and one backwards, then two forwards and one backwards and so on... They talk to each order und response, then grow... | Physarum polycephalum conceive the essence of improvisation for survival. It spreads, seeks for food and in every steep recognise it self with the intention of prevail. Physarum is a millions of nuclei organism, all sharing a cell wall, all operating as a single entity. The particularly way that Physarum grows also respond to a repetitive call-response pattern. They go two steeps forward and one backwards, then two forwards and one backwards and so on... They talk to each order und response, then grow... | ||
===Writing system for Non-Human species=== | ===Writing system for Non-Human species=== | ||
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First I need a strong and healthy Slime mold to start with. It is necessary to keep growing Physarum using the usual method (Agar+Oat flakes) so that samples of Physarum are always available for developing the experiment. | First I need a strong and healthy Slime mold to start with. It is necessary to keep growing Physarum using the usual method (Agar+Oat flakes) so that samples of Physarum are always available for developing the experiment. | ||
===Experiments=== | ===Experiments=== | ||
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This is the method I found wich would allow me to develop basic symbols of lenguaje. | This is the method I found wich would allow me to develop basic symbols of lenguaje. | ||
====Food versus no Food challenge==== | ====Experiment 1: Food versus no Food challenge==== | ||
After making Time Lapse recordings of the behaviour I got to recognise some interesting aspects¡ | I place some healthy Physarum on two petri dishes. One with enough food source and the other one without any. After making Time Lapse recordings of the behaviour I got to recognise some interesting aspects¡ | ||
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'''ASPECT Nr. 1''' | |||
Recognition and displacement. | Recognition and displacement. | ||
In both cases Physarum creates a basic structure of movement. With or without Food source, Physarum expands, recognise and search in the same way: | In both cases Physarum creates a basic structure of movement. With or without Food source, Physarum expands, recognise and search in the same way: | ||
Physarum creates a pattern while it expands. | Physarum creates a pattern while it expands. | ||
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I interpreted it as the symbol of '''COMUNICATION''' | I interpreted it as the symbol of '''COMUNICATION''' | ||
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'''ASPECT Nr.2''' | |||
While expanding in search of food, Physarum was able to recognize that in the vicinity there was a group of cells with difficulties in finding food. I observed that Physarum was regrouping side to side and sensing this problem, so I brought the dishes to each other and observed how Physarum creates a Bridge in order to share nutrients and survive. | While expanding in search of food, Physarum was able to recognize that in the vicinity there was a group of cells with difficulties in finding food. I observed that Physarum was regrouping side to side and sensing this problem, so I brought the dishes to each other and observed how Physarum creates a Bridge in order to share nutrients and survive. | ||
This action is interpreted as the symbol of ASSOCIATION | This action is interpreted as the symbol of ASSOCIATION | ||
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====Live versus decease==== | ====Experiment 2: Live versus decease==== | ||
I placed some dried Physarum (wich represents a state of inactivity. In Humans represents loss of life. In the nature of Physarum the biological functions stoppt until the environment is suitable for existence) next to some healthy Physarum and record the behaviour on Time lapse. | I placed some dried Physarum (wich represents a state of inactivity. In Humans represents loss of life. In the nature of Physarum the biological functions stoppt until the environment is suitable for existence) next to some healthy Physarum and record the behaviour on Time lapse. | ||
The experiment shows how Physarum shares capacities with the ¨non living¨ cells and in this way conforms a unite front in search for food sources. | The experiment shows how Physarum shares capacities with the ¨non living¨ cells and in this way conforms a unite front in search for food sources. | ||
I interpreted this action as the symbol of PREVAIL | |||
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==Physarum & I== | ==Physarum & I== | ||
by [[GMU:I,_Organism,_and_Feedback_Loops/Antje_Danz|Antje Danz]] & [[GMU:I,_Organism,_and_Feedback_Loops/Fernanda_Caicedo|Fernanda Caicedo]] | |||
Summaery 2019 | Summaery 2019 | ||
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.#PhysarumAndMe #PhysarumIsAWriter #SummaeryBiolabExperiment | .#PhysarumAndMe #PhysarumIsAWriter #SummaeryBiolabExperiment | ||
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====Event gallery==== | ====Event gallery==== | ||
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File:Kittodos.jpg | File:Kittodos.jpg | ||
File:Galeria10.jpg | File:Galeria10.jpg |