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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. All hail our new copper extracting overlords! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I shall be the first to welcome these wonderful bacteria to the New World Order.

  2. Gold, Silver, Kriptonite? by Deltawolf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is what the villians in Superman need, some Kriptonite producing bacteria.

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