GMU:Being a Unicellular Organism/Nik Dommermuth: Difference between revisions

Image 7 shows the setup used for the subsequent recordings. A raclette pan filled with agar provides a soft, dark background and the appropriate growth base, while a floor lamp is used to ensure even illumination. A white, reasonably light-tight box with a lid protects the recordings from other light sources.

In image 8, preparations are made for a two-part case study called "social slime?". It asks how the growth of Physarium polycephalum behaves when the slime mold grows in a (circular) zone that provides it with enough food. Does it stay in the area it knows, an area without enemies and with enough food? Or is its urge to explore – in other words, perhaps its social behavior – so great that it moves away from its „home“, to meet other species and new food sources.