Universal flu clue
A protein found in every kind of flu virus might make a vaccine that will protect against flu once and for all. An immune response to the protein, which was discovered last year, protected mice, at least partly, against every family of flu known to attack humans (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ).
China biodiversity plan
Nearly one-quarter of Chinese territory is set to be designated a protected area, according to China’s first . The plan, which was announced this week, is based in part on
