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Bryology (MOSS) with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

Ologies with Alie Ward

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Antimicrobial Properties of Mosses

The only place in the world that vertebrates do eat mosses is in the Arctic. Mosses are prime materials for nest building by songbirds. In Potawatomi culture, we talk about wrapping the baby in what's called a moss bag. It's like a disposable diaper, but it's also antimicrobial.

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