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It Looks Like Scientific Fiction, but They Discovered that These Trees 'Brotam' Gold Thanks to Bacteria Transforming the Soil's Metal Into Nanoparticles

Summary by O Antagonista
A group of Finnish scientists took a significant step in the interaction between microbiology and geology when they found gold nanoparticles in the leaves of the red betel. This discovery, published in the Environmental Microbiome magazine, not only awakens academic interest as well as has potential to revolutionize how mineral exploration can be performed... The post seems scientific fiction, but they found that these trees 'brotam' gold thanks…
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A series of bacteria can be transformed into gold. In a cold forest in northern Finland, a team of researchers have made an unexpected discovery: in those Nordic molids (Picea abies) are found the nanopartis of gold, according to the eryth.com publication. The results of the study indicate that certain bacteria live in the plants [...]

·Romania
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A group of Finnish scientists took a significant step in the interaction between microbiology and geology when they found gold nanoparticles in the leaves of the red betel. This discovery, published in the Environmental Microbiome magazine, not only awakens academic interest as well as has potential to revolutionize how mineral exploration can be performed... The post seems scientific fiction, but they found that these trees 'brotam' gold thanks…

·São Paulo, Brazil
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O Antagonista broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
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