This reminds me of the JG Ballard story Venus Smiles, which I found whimsical and scientifically ridiculous at the time of reading, where an artist creates a li

This reminds me of the JG Ballard story Venus Smiles, which I found whimsical and scientifically ridiculous at the time of reading, where an artist creates a living sculpture which basically makes a hell of a racket and grows itself out of control. Panicking, the owner has it cut up and sold for scrap, only to start hearing the same noises start when he is in new buildings - the tainted metal has been used in construction projects from the melted down scrap and is proliferating - "The whole world will be singing."! Reading this news story it seems that one could retrofit a bacteria based scientific explanation - perhaps not so outlandish after all. What an amazing futurist he was! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Smiles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Smiles