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Scientists find gold growing in spruce tree needles

The new research suggests that substances like gold can accumulate and solidify in plant tissues and form part of its defense ...
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Production and Characterization of Hydrothermal Extracts of the Needles from Four Conifer Tree Species: Scots Pine, Norway Spruce, Common Juniper, and European Larch

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Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees? These Spruce Trees in Finland Are Growing Tiny Flecks of Gold in Their Needles

Scientists find bacteria inside Norway spruce needles that can turn dissolved gold into solid nanoparticles.