Bacteria That Turn Toxins into Treasure

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Gold from Microbes

Did you know some bacteria can actually create real gold?
Yes, it’s not science fiction it’s science at work!
Researchers have discovered that Cupriavidus metallidurans, a metal-loving microbe, has the incredible ability to transform toxic gold compounds into solid, pure gold nuggets. These microbes survive in harsh environments filled with heavy metals and use enzymatic processes to detoxify their surroundings — turning gold chloride into elemental gold (Au⁰) in the process.
Ever heard of such “gold-digging” microbes before?

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Thanks for this elaborated information. This is something new most of the people don’t know about this microorganism.

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This is a very informative post and something I haven’t come across before. Thanks for sharing and making us all aware about this new topic.

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This is really interesting. Thank you so much for sharing this.

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I haven’t heard about this before now i feel it’s very interesting topic

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New to me.
Thanks for the information.

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Thanks for the information

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This is incredible! I’ve never heard of this. Hope we don’t take advantage of this finding and exploit it.

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Thanks for the interesting information , never heard about this

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Interesting!

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These tiny microbes have so much potential in them. interesting to know about these tiny “Gold diggers”.

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Interesting and informative. Wonders of nature! Thanks for sharing.

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That’s wild! Nature’s own alchemist, turning toxicity into treasure. Microbes are so interesting

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