Flecks of solid gold created by bacteria as part of “The Great Work of the Metal Lover” by Kazem Kashefi and Adam Brown. The bacteria turns a toxic chemical compound found in nature into solid gold over the course of a week.
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Kazem Kashefi and Adam Brown’s 21st century alchemy demonstration, “The Great Work of the Metal Lover.”
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Liquid gold chloride being turned into gold by the bacteria Cupriavidus metallidurans.
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Usable 24-carat gold created by Kazem Kashefi and Adam Brown’s “The Great Work of the Metal Lover.”
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Adam Brown, associate professor of art and art history, who was part of the team that created “The Great Work of the Metal Lover.”
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