Gold producing bacteria found

In a recent report by the Gizmodo, professors found a bacteria that can consume toxic substance and turn it into a precious metal.

Kazem Kashefi, assistant professor of microbiology and molecular genetics, and Adam Brown, an associate professor of electronic art of Michigan State University made a laboratory that uses the bacteria Cupriavidus metallidurans to turn gold chloride - a toxic liquid material from nature into 99.9 pure gold.

According to Kashefi, the process was called "microbial alchemy" which holds the bacteria in thelab, fed with the liquid toxin and in a few weeks the bacteria will poop-out gold.

The bacteria is so strong that it withstand the liquid substance.