“Thar’s gold in them there petri dishes !”
Are you about to remodel your home and always wanted a room like this:
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Or have you been looking at the Nieman-Marcus Christmas Catalog and thinking about this gift for that special someone:
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But then you remember you are a Science teacher and not a Hedge Fund Manager.
Take heart ! That biology degree is about to pay off.
Superman-Strength Bacteria Produce 24-Karat Gold
Michigan State University researchers, building on earlier discoveries in Australia found that the “metal-tolerant bacteria Cupriavidus metallidurans” can survive in naturally occuring but highly toxic gold chloride long enough to produce small amounts of solid gold.
ASSET staff are hard at work on a new module.
This could also make an interesting lesson when combined with a Social Studies teacher covering alchemy in the Dark Ages.
Just a thought.