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Conserving Mosses

UK researchers at RBG Kew have developed a "moss bank" to help save endangered and rare mosses. Small moss samples are sterilized and then frozen in liquid nitrogen. They can then be thawed and used in restoration or reintroduction work.

Link: Moss bank prepares for first withdrawals - from Nature News Service

Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 9:27 PM on September 15, 2003