<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:29:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/microbiology/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists Discover Bacterium That Converts Heavy Metals from Soil into Solid Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bacteria turning heavy metals into gold, nature’s very own alchemist! Illustration by the author. Imagine a tiny organism that can turn pollution into treasure. Scientists have recently uncovered a bacterium,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@kur8/scientists-discover-bacterium-that-converts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@kur8/scientists-discover-bacterium-that-converts</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kur8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 01:33:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JMBsn2Ut8rLYxjCfDu89CAH8uj8KVxumfNr9GrRBTYUkpXbBrPRh75Nua3pAdWEznhaM9TbM4NdusZhSNgC7eaAFkr9MS66M6wi4hadrp9WfhUMjbWEVGvTqEqEcRtrxMANNriB8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gold-Making Bacterium That Turns Toxic Metals into Metallic Gold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cupriavidus metallidurans, a metal-resistant bacterium turning toxic gold ions into metallic gold nanoparticles while surviving copper stress. Illustration by the author. Cupriavidus metallidurans is a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@kur8/the-gold-making-bacterium-that</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@kur8/the-gold-making-bacterium-that</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kur8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 19:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JMBsn2Ut8rLYxjCfDu89GeUZxQDX25DF2JBhYLVGe5o5TNhDzswjCtdVjg62DcUbe38YEdccsPrGGDdxQ9zqqHdDf13sUqbLNZQTfBkQ2TUnrVLkJtq7JU8fi8wWYzMZNM3iR1ne?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[RUT test( Rapid Urease Test)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone, how are you all? I hope you all are doing well and great but i am not and i am going through tough phase of my life. We were discussing about endoscopy world. 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They can be annoying, dusty, disgusting, or even slimy. 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