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Fungus that draws gold from its surroundings discovered in Western Australia
The Guardian ^
| 5/24/19
Posted on 05/27/2019 5:13:13 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
There's gold in them thar shrooms!
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posted on
05/27/2019 5:15:32 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(If you are not interested you will see nothing but the road you walk on.-Jim Corbett)
To: LibWhacker
Quick! Someone feed some to a goose!
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posted on
05/27/2019 5:17:09 AM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: grey_whiskers
This is twaddle. It’s not a new discovery. I know a lot of dames infected with this fungus
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posted on
05/27/2019 5:18:43 AM PDT
by
KierkegaardMAN
(This is the sort of stuff up with which I shall not put!)
To: KierkegaardMAN
This is twaddle. It’s not a new discovery. I know a lot of dames infected with this fungus *snerk*
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posted on
05/27/2019 5:28:17 AM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: LibWhacker
There may be a biological advantage in doing so, as the gold-coated fungus was found to grow larger and spread faster than those that don’t interact with the precious metal. If the fungus can grow without gold it would be an excellent idea for gold mines to spray the spoors on their tailings piles. Let the fungus grow and then recover any gold the fungus gathers.
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posted on
05/27/2019 5:42:32 AM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
It’s the British rag Guardian.
They likely will have a “I married a Martian” story tomorrow.
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posted on
05/27/2019 5:43:46 AM PDT
by
Sa-teef
To: LibWhacker
Everything old is new again. Biosorption of metals by bacteria and fungi has been known for many decades. This usually works best for heavy elements like uranium or thorium and has been tried as a way to cleanup radioactive contamination.
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posted on
05/27/2019 6:16:27 AM PDT
by
Brooklyn Attitude
(The first step in ending the war on white people is to recognize it exists.)
To: LibWhacker
Fungus bio-engineered and left behind by the Annunaki.
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posted on
05/27/2019 6:35:59 AM PDT
by
Thumper1960
(Trump-2020)
To: Brooklyn Attitude
“a way to cleanup radioactive contamination.”
Algae have been laying around for far too long. Let’s put them to work.
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posted on
05/27/2019 6:37:18 AM PDT
by
Rennes Templar
(Heaven has a wall and gates. Hell has open borders.)
To: Brooklyn Attitude
Yep. And plants.
Locally, they tried a wood burning power plant in the 1970s. The pine trees came from an area with cadmium in the soil, and the concentrated cadmium in the ash was considered hazardous waste.
And, you don’t want to plant leafy vegetables in soil with heavy metals, either. Such as next to an old house that had lead [exterior] paint at some point.
To: LibWhacker
If it requires gold to live, then it’s probably endangered.
To: Fungi
ping
I hope this improves your prospects...
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posted on
05/27/2019 7:26:41 AM PDT
by
null and void
(The press is always lying. When they aren't actively lying, they are actively concealing the truth.)
To: LibWhacker
Outstanding! My entire life has been about fungi...so I guess I can expect riches very soon!
To: LibWhacker
Quick, call Todd Hoffman!
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posted on
05/27/2019 7:30:59 AM PDT
by
faucetman
(Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
To: faucetman
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posted on
05/27/2019 7:42:49 AM PDT
by
faucetman
(Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
To: Brilliant
“If it requires gold to live, then it’s probably endangered.”
Not in Western Australia. People there can make a living walking around the Outback with a metal detector digging nuggets from the soil.
To: Gay State Conservative
I hope to find gold growing between my toes one day.
To: Rebelbase
I hope to find gold growing between my toes one day.I could reply to that but this is a family website.
To: LibWhacker
I seem to recall some other micro-organism being responsible for placer gold.
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posted on
05/27/2019 8:19:10 AM PDT
by
fso301
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