Alchemy and Bacteria

These are the latest desperate attempts by the media to thwart the rising price of gold.  Good luck bacteriologists!  I wonder who is funding these latest scientific attempts at alchemy?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kitconews/2012/10/05/focus-microbial-alchemy-produces-gold-from-toxic-chemical/

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/18/science/18observ.html?_r=1&