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Why some researchers oppose unrestricted sharing of coronavirus genome data

Global-south scientists say that an open-access movement led by wealthy nations deprives them of credit and undermines their efforts.
  1. Amy Maxmen
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“I was up all last night,” says Nnaemeka Ndodo, a molecular bioengineer at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Abuja. He sequences coronavirus genomes during the day, and then analyses and uploads the results to an online database at night, working tirelessly alongside his colleagues. “We don’t know Saturday, we don’t know Sunday,” he says.

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Nature 593, 176-177 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01194-6

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  1. Wang, P. et al. Preprint at bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.03.01.433466 (2021).

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