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''How to dye slime mould??'' | ''How to dye slime mould??'' | ||
"Hunter encouraged Physarum growth on silk and cotton in order to obtain a vibrant yellow fabric dye that was deposited by the movement of the plasmodium over the cloth, and also observed her other cultures bridging across agar to connect two ends of silver conductive thread together. She and Matheson dyed agar and oats with food colouring, and obtained stunning photographs of the Physarum's colour uptake and visible changes when presented with the altered media." | "Hunter encouraged Physarum growth on silk and cotton in order to obtain a vibrant yellow fabric dye that was deposited by the movement of the plasmodium over the cloth, and also observed her other cultures bridging across agar to connect two ends of silver conductive thread together. She and Matheson dyed agar and oats with food colouring, and obtained stunning photographs of the Physarum's colour uptake and visible changes when presented with the altered media." | ||
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