New Gold

Scientists have discovered a bacteria that ingests toxic mine runoff and excretes gold. You can't teach a trick like that!

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Posted By: Alex - Tue Feb 05, 2013
Category: Science

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The way I understand it, this will make miniscule amounts of disolved gold recoverable. Every little bit adds up I guess.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/05/13 at 03:33 PM

Who knew that Edgar Alan Poe was a S/F writer! The Gold Bug 1843

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That some SERIOUS sh1t!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/05/13 at 10:34 PM

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