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3:52am October 25, 2013
maskedmarauder: “Gold leaf” trees discovered in the Australian outback Scientists from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have discovered that eucalyptus trees in the Australian outback are drawing up gold particles from deep underground through their root system and depositing the precious metal in their leaves and branches.  Re-blogged from the excellent Gizmag which has more infos Much more (scientific and very long): Nature Communications

maskedmarauder:

“Gold leaf” trees discovered in the Australian outback

Scientists from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have discovered that eucalyptus trees in the Australian outback are drawing up gold particles from deep underground through their root system and depositing the precious metal in their leaves and branches. 

Re-blogged from the excellent Gizmag which has more infos

Much more (scientific and very long): Nature Communications

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    how long until someone buys that land, kicks everyone out, ruins the ecosystem so that they can harvest gold trees who...
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    excellent
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    and they say money doesn’t grow on trees
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