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The bacterium that lays tiny nuggets of gold

Submitted by Bob-45 on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 01:00

Gold & Silver

By Agence France-Presse
Sunday, February 3, 2013 16:13 EST

Among the more peculiar organisms that inhabit our Earth exists a bacterium that turns water-soluble gold into microscopic nuggets of solid gold, scientists said Sunday.

Chemists have often pondered why the germ Delftia acidovorans is frequently found on the surface of tiny gold nuggets.

Its presence led scientists to speculate it may be creating the particles from soluble gold — ions of gold that are dissolved in water.

Quick!

Submitted by kiterun777 on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 10:20. Permalink

Tax bacterium at 80%.

I can do that

Submitted by Free Silver on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 08:53. Permalink

Bartender, give me another Goldschlager.

Rumpelstiltskin turns out to

Submitted by Rylaw on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 06:57. Permalink

Rumpelstiltskin turns out to be a true story?

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turns water-soluble gold into

Submitted by john2k on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 05:13. Permalink

turns water-soluble gold into microscopic nuggets of solid gold

The really big question is whether the organisms create new gold. Seems to me, simply based on what was posted above, that these organisms simply convert gold from one form to another. Creating new gold out of a raw material which is not gold or gold bases, would be really big news.

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