Finnish Scientists Confirm Gold Can Grow on Trees
TL;DR
Scientists discovered that Norway spruce trees near a Finnish gold mine contain gold nanoparticles in their needles, facilitated by symbiotic bacteria called endophytes, which may help in gold exploration efforts, although the gold amounts are tiny.
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