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Fungus Revolutionizes Sustainable Gold Mining on Earth and Beyond

4/14/2025

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In a groundbreaking 2019 discovery, Australian researchers unveiled that the Fusarium oxysporum fungus has the remarkable ability to metabolize gold. This innovative finding opens doors to sustainable mining practices on Earth and even in space, allowing fungi to efficiently extract metals from asteroids and lessen our dependence on heavy machinery.

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In a groundbreaking 2019 discovery, Australian researchers unveiled that the Fusarium oxysporum fungus has the remarkable ability to metabolize gold. This innovative finding opens doors to sustainable mining practices on Earth and even in space, allowing fungi to efficiently extract metals from asteroids and lessen our dependence on heavy machinery.