that thread has no picture of the slim so I cant tell you what it is, but I know some nutes make slim too but in the bucket not the plant, we call this nute sludge, you dont get nute sludg with AN products but with others you can get it bad to the point it is like playdogh some one said.......lol playdogh. not to sure on the genetic mutation hypothises, but anything can happen.