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Researchers Isolate Copper- Extracting Bacteria

Posted by michael on from the penny-for-your-thoughts dept.

meckardt writes "Using biological processes to retrieve metals from a subtrate has been at best a topic of science fiction. However, in today's news a Japanese-Chilean research firm reported a breakthrough in developing new technology that uses bacteria to extract copper from poor quality mineral at a low cost."

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  1. Note to self... by FFFish · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...sell all copper mining stocks Monday morning.

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  2. Dont infect my computer by samjam · · Score: 4, Funny

    One of the last things I want in relation to this is a load of bacteria eating the copper tracks off my motherboard, and speads down the LAN wiring to other PC's.

    Gosh, just imagine if a power station gets infected.

    Sam

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  3. Someone had to.. by MaynardJanKeymeulen · · Score: 2, Funny

    I for one welcome our new copper-eating...

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  4. Re:Cool by ColaMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey , maybe you should drop the researchers a note about that. I'm sure they haven't thought of that yet.

    Thank You Captain Obvious ;-)

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