Washington Post: Bacteria that poop gold? Yep, that exists, and it’s in an art exhibit.

October 5th, 2012 at 12:59PM

This microbial magician, named Cupriavidus metallidurans, when placed in a minilab full of gold chloride, a nasty toxin, gobbled up the poison and, in about a week, processed it out as 24-karat nuggets of the precious yellow metal.

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