Heavy Metal Worms
October 17th, 2008
Check out this article about worms, found at old mining sites, that eat heavy metals such as zinc and iron:
“These worms seem to be able to tolerate incredibly high concentrations of heavy metals, and the metals seem to be driving their evolution,” said lead researcher Mark Hodson of the University of Reading in England.
Via the_worm_bin.
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