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To areas like natick and medway and even walpole and franklin. Still a little bit steadier in here but this isnt the downpour action we have had earlier this morning in central and western mass. Brockton same deal there. You got some showers in place, but they are not terribly heavy, moderate rain in acushnet right now, boston been pass for the most part, no more than couple rain drops and risk of rain will continue until 11 00 a. M. After that we are dry, my friends. We dry out for lunchtime. W...

UC Riverside researchers study SARS-CoV-2 M protein, crucial for virus structure, offering insights for intervention.

<p>One small protein in SARS-CoV-2, the Membrane protein, or M protein, is the most abundant and plays a crucial role in how the virus acquires its spherical structure. Nonetheless, this protein’s properties are not well understood. A research team at the University of California, Riverside, has devised a new method to make large quantities of M protein, and has characterized the protein’s physical interactions with the membrane of the virus.</p>

Four West Metro firefighters are on their way to California to help fight a fire that has burned over 70,000 acres.