Scientists have discovered a species of bacteria that produces solid gold. The gold atoms clump together to form nuggets. Delftia acidovorans generates the metallic gold to protect itself against toxicity from soluble gold. Metallic gold is relatively inert. You can wear it as jewelry and even eat it. However, gold ions are reactive and poisonous. Canadian researchers have identified the genes in the bacteria that produces the compound delftibactin that precipitates gold ions. While it's unlikely you can culture the bacteria to make yourself rich overnight, the discovery may allow for better recovery of gold from slurries and clean-up of toxic waste water from gold mines. You can read more about the discovery in Nature Chemical Biology.10 Gold Facts | Gold Facts Quiz
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Wow realy its good ….thanks for gave me a good knowledge about this… But i hv one question dat bacteria self ll not produce gold metal if it ll b in gold solution den only it converts inti gold metal….is it right?
Speak english anusuya.b.m. You sound stupid
No, Ben, few things sound more stupid and intolerant that mocking a second language learner. How’s your Mandarin? Tagalog? Urdu? I’m guessing you only speak English, right? How does that make you smart? Any infant can speak his mother tongue in two or three years.
Speak like a person who isn’t a total d-bag Ben. You sound stupid
Leave Ben alone. he’s right. That guy is not using English as a second language, but merely dumb substandard abbreviations. So Ben’s not the d-bag, you are
really its amazng…..that we can eat the metal..??????/
wow i love that i think i ll look for it and become rich but what on earth does this bacteria (delftia acidovorans or delftibactin) looks like???