Gold-Digging Microbe: Scientists Decode How Cupriavidus Metallidurans Turns Toxic Metals into Gold Nuggets

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In a breakthrough that blends microbiology with alchemy, scientists have unraveled how the soil bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans survives toxic metal exposure and excretes microscopic gold nuggets. The discovery, published in Metallomics, sheds light on the bacterium’s unique detoxificat...