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What matters in science |  View this email in your browser Wednesday 8 May 2024 Hello Nature readers, Today we explore concerns about the future spread of bird flu in cows, learn about a big upgrade to AlphaFold and discover how hacking the immune system could slow ageing. Genomic data suggest that the virus jumped from wild birds to cattle in late 2023, but it's uncertain how it is spreading between herds. (Ben Brewer/Reuters) Bird flu in US cows: where will it end

What matters in science |  View this email in your browser Tuesday 7 May 2024 Hello Nature readers, Today we hear that Chang'e-6 has successfully launched to the far side of the Moon, explore why grad students are going hungry on campus and read the letter that jump-started Alzheimer's research. A Chinese Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 mission lunar probe, lifts off in the rain at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Centre on Hainan Island. (Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty)

What matters in science |  View this email in your browser Friday 3 May 2024 Hello Nature readers, Today we learn that an orangutan is the first wild animal documented using a medicinal plant to treat a wound. Plus, we explore better treatments for urinary tract infections and introduce a special collection on sex and gender in science. Rakus, two months after he was observed applying a poultice to an open wound on his cheek. The wound is healed and the scar is barely visible. ( Click through for a look at the unpl