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Carolina Biological Supply Company
Product Details
✓95+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE - Carolina Biological has over 95 years of experience in providing high-quality science education materials, trusted by educators worldwide. As a leader in the field, they are committed to advancing hands-on learning, offering a vast range of biological specimens, lab equipment, and instructional materials. Carolina’s dedication to innovation, quality, and ethical sourcing has made them a go-to resource for schools, colleges, and independent learners.
✓SUFFICIENT FOR A CLASS OF 30 – Provides enough living material for classroom activities and microscopy exercises, ideal for hands-on learning in biology or microbiology settings.
✓EASY TO REACTIVATE UNDER OPTIMAL CONDITIONS – Grows best on 2% agar with Old Fashioned Quaker® Oats at 25° C. When hydrated, the plasmodium resumes movement and begins feeding.
✓IDEAL FOR LIFE CYCLE STUDIES – Demonstrates the complete life cycle of a slime mold, giving students a visual and hands-on understanding of biological dormancy, reactivation, and motility.
✓DORMANT STAGE OF SLIME MOLD – Shipped in its sclerotium phase, Physarum polycephalum remains dormant until rehydrated and placed in favorable conditions, where it transitions back into its active, feeding plasmodium stage.