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* Stir and heat the mixture until it's boiling (by using the stovetop or microwave) and take it off the heat before it boils over | * Stir and heat the mixture until it's boiling (by using the stovetop or microwave) and take it off the heat before it boils over | ||
* Pour the mixture into the petri dishes until they are max. halfway full, close the lids and let them cool down until the medium has solidified | * Pour the mixture into the petri dishes until they are max. halfway full, close the lids and let them cool down until the medium has solidified | ||
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* After that wait for the cooker to cool down on it's own and only then release the pressure to prevent it from boiling over | * After that wait for the cooker to cool down on it's own and only then release the pressure to prevent it from boiling over | ||
* Take out the jars, let them cool down and only open them under a flow hood with gloves and disinfected hands | * Take out the jars, let them cool down and only open them under a flow hood with gloves and disinfected hands | ||
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* disinfect your hands with alcohol before working with the slime mold | * disinfect your hands with alcohol before working with the slime mold | ||
'''There are two ways for starting a new culture of Physarum | '''There are two ways for starting a new culture of Physarum''' | ||
# Using a part of an already existing culture: | |||
#* From the existing culture take an oat flake (or multiple) with slime mold on it with the tweezers and place them in the middle of the new petri dish | |||
#* Place oat flakes as food in the petri dish around the flake with the mold | |||
#* To prevent future contamination the petri dish can be sealed with Parafilm | |||
# Preserved Physarum comes dried on a filter paper inside a sealed bag | |||
#* Place the paper in the middle of the petri dish and put drops of water on the paper to reactivate the slime mold | |||
#* Place oat flakes around the paper | |||
#* Optionally the petri dish can be sealed with Parafilm | |||