Saru Posted October 5, 2012 #1 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Scientists have developed tiny bugs that can turn useless hazardous chemicals in to 24-karat gold. The result of their research is actually an artwork, named "The Great Work of the Metal Lover". In features a portable lab in which the bacteria produce gold flakes in front of a live audience. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Fly Posted October 5, 2012 #2 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Tidy, really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Him over there Posted October 5, 2012 #3 Share Posted October 5, 2012 This article is for the "Up the river on a banana skin" people to believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooky88 Posted October 5, 2012 #4 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Yeah. I have tonnes of waste gold chloride lying around. In the end Gold is formed in the heart of a dying star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted October 5, 2012 #5 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Sell all of your gold bars now! Once this process goes commercial gold prices will plummet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted October 5, 2012 #6 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) I want that bacteria. I will beat it into submission to produce cost effective gold conversion. A little "shock therapy" might be in order here. Edited October 5, 2012 by pallidin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted October 5, 2012 #7 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Can we see if it will turn lead chloride into gold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoIverine Posted October 5, 2012 #8 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Cool, they should work the name "Midas" into the scientific bacterium name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasina Posted October 5, 2012 #9 Share Posted October 5, 2012 The true alchemists are the tiniest creatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 5, 2012 #10 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I want that bacteria. I will beat it into submission to produce cost effective gold conversion. A little "shock therapy" might be in order here. Must you toture everything? First muslims now bacteria! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMolePatrol Posted October 5, 2012 #11 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Omg is for real? It's from Huff Post so it must be legit... paperdryer is probably right about this being gold's possible market peak! Then again, do you think the distinction between Earth-made and man-made will have any form of competition? This is insane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Unicorn Posted October 5, 2012 #12 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Just a thought for the serious researchers In my exploration of ancient alchemists who were apparently on a cost basis and seemed to be succesful .... There is both a chemical that is geological (metal acids etc that contain the metalic transformation "seed") but part of the secret was in a "phlegm" found in biology plants, animal, or the man himself that was then included with it in a subsequent distillation type process. Seems these researchers duplicated the metalic flake step of the old legends but are missing a few steps. Couldn't you introduce something biological to this as well and combine to work as a DNA RNA effect like in the process of cancers reproducing cells on a much faster scale? I think the alchemists of today are missing the real importance of the work of old alchemy and that is the Universal Medicine that when assimulated by a human is very healing. Metallic gold was for the fakers and to fund the real alchemists in the ultimate transformation...themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted October 5, 2012 #13 Share Posted October 5, 2012 The gold is part of the source compound. The bacteria is just splitting the molecule. We got a long way to go to transform one element into another. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritWriter Posted October 5, 2012 #14 Share Posted October 5, 2012 YEAYYYYYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGirl Posted October 5, 2012 #15 Share Posted October 5, 2012 yeah that's gonna change the world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Unicorn Posted October 6, 2012 #16 Share Posted October 6, 2012 The gold is part of the source compound. The bacteria is just splitting the molecule. We got a long way to go to transform one element into another. Except for CERN like experiments, heard they did that a decades ago but it was more way more costly to be practical. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor T Posted October 6, 2012 #17 Share Posted October 6, 2012 This sounds like a bit of JP Morgan propaganda to me.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFO_Monster Posted October 6, 2012 #18 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Perhaps there is hope for the gold standard after all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted October 7, 2012 #19 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Awesome. Hopefully the value of gold drops, then I can paint everything with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted October 8, 2012 #20 Share Posted October 8, 2012 The gold is part of the source compound. The bacteria is just splitting the molecule. We got a long way to go to transform one element into another. That is what I was going to say. The bacteria is acting as a catalysing agent. Anyone people that got through a US high school should know what a catalysing agent is, right? So, I'm not sure this is aimed at anyone other then as Entertainment or at the truly ignornant. I wonder how much Gold Chloride there could be out there in the world? The article says it is not cost effective, except as art. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted October 10, 2012 #21 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Except for CERN like experiments, heard they did that a decades ago but it was more way more costly to be practical. That is what I was going to say. The bacteria is acting as a catalysing agent. Anyone people that got through a US high school should know what a catalysing agent is, right? So, I'm not sure this is aimed at anyone other then as Entertainment or at the truly ignornant. I wonder how much Gold Chloride there could be out there in the world? The article says it is not cost effective, except as art. Now that I think about it, we do transform some elements... U235 into Kr92 and Ba141... get my drift? And of course fusion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Dog Posted October 13, 2012 #22 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Sounds like a good way to eliminate the toxic waste; and get sum of the cost back. No toxic waste + more gold. Win + Win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Supertypo Posted October 17, 2012 #23 Share Posted October 17, 2012 is that for real or just a joke? If it is real, It would ruin the gold marked. That would be sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted October 17, 2012 #24 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I think it is real, just that it is not practical for making gold. The toxic chemical involved is less common then regular gold and is not available in large amounts. It would be about as practical as trying to process sea water to get large amounts of gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brothers Posted October 20, 2012 #25 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Are the two golds any different?? not even the slightest??.What about on the molecular level. I would think that older countries in poorer places in this world of ours might benefit from it if is true. Are the two golds any different?? not even the slightest??.What about on the molecular level. I would think that older countries in poorer places in this world of ours might benefit from it if is true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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