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Linnean Podcast #61: mining metals with plants!

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Sinopsis

The increase in demand for electric vehicles has caused an increased demand for the metals needed to produced lithium-ion batteries used in these vehicles. The extraction of these metals has caused devastating damage to the natural world on a global scale. But what if we could extract metal from the ground without ruining the natural world and polluting our planet? In this podcast we explore this possibility. Interviewer and producer: Ross Ziegelmeier Speaker: Dr. Antony van der Ent