Scientists Discover Nickel-Eating Plant Species 57
An anonymous reader writes "A new species of metal-eating plant has been discovered in the Philippines, and the plant loves to eat nickel. From the article: 'Scientists from the University of the Philippines, Los Baños have discovered Rinorea niccolifera, a plant species that accumulates up to 18,000 ppm of the metal in its leaves without poisoning itself, according to Edwino Fernando, lead author of the report and professor, said in a statement. Fernando and his team say that the hyper-accumulation of nickel is a very rare phenomenon, with only about 0.5 percent to 1 percent of plant species native to environments with nickel-rich soil.'"
Marijuana has been eating my nickels (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Marijuana has been eating my nickels (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, but you get them back later as "dime bags".
Lead author? (Score:3, Funny)
Weren't we talking about nickel? I'm confused...