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Scientists Have Discovered an Australian Fungus That Produces 'Real Gold'
- Guptos 2y agoScientists have discovered that the common fungus Fusarium oxysporum can 'convert certain metals into gold'. In a study led by CSIRO researcher Tsing Bohu, the fungus was mixed with meteorite dust and surprisingly transformed its minerals into tiny gold particles.
- gnabgib 2y ago(2019) Open access paper [Evidence for fungi and gold redox interaction under Earth surface conditions](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10006-5 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-10006-5)
- femto 2y agoThe article tries hard to give the impression that the fungus is transmuting other elements into gold. The real story is that the fungus is chemically reacting with and concentrating trace amounts of gold in the environment. Read the paper that others have linked to if you're interested, but don't waste your time on the article.
- beardyw 2y agoYes, I dropped out of chemistry early on, but even I smelt a rat. Stupid clickbait.