Metal-eating bacteria.

The hungry microorganisms capable of surviving in extreme conditions have already managed to eat a nail in just three days, in Chile a scientist called Nadac Reales has been conducting tests with Extremophiles, that is, organisms that live in extreme environments.

The researcher concentrated on the iron oxidizing bacteria called leptospirillum, she extracted the bacteria from the Tatio geysers located at 4200 meters above sea level about 3,500 kilometers from Antofagasta, after two years of tests the result was a marked increase in the speed at which bacteria ate by devouring a nail in just three days.

Chemical and microbiological tests have shown that bacteria are not harmful to humans or the environment, when the disintegration process is completed what remains is a reddish liquid residue that is used to extract copper from the rock in a more sustainable than current use of chemicals.

The researcher has recently filed an international patent application for her technology, but more importantly, she hopes it will help reduce the metallic waste that stains the landscape in the mining regions of her country.

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