Everything about the blob.
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Articles by our team based on landmark scientific publications (CNRS, Nature, Science). To truly understand why a brainless unicellular organism does all this.
Life cycle of Physarum polycephalum: from sclerotium to plasmodium
The full life cycle of the blob explained step by step: dormant sclerotium, awakening, active plasmodium, sporulation, fusion. ...
What is the blob? Neither animal, nor plant, nor fungus
The blob (Physarum polycephalum) is neither an animal, a plant, nor a fungus. It is a slime mold: a giant cell containing milli...
The blob: 10 fascinating facts you didn't know about Physarum polycephalum
720 sexes, capable of solving mazes without a brain, and from a lineage over a billion years old. Here are 10 sourced facts tha...
How to wake up a slime mold sclerotium in 48 hours: a complete guide
Have you just received your Physarum polycephalum sclerotium? Here is the step-by-step protocol to wake it up within 48 hours: ...
