Virologist who was first to share Covid genome sleeps on street after lab shuts

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  "author": "Smriti Mallapaty",
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  "description": "Zhang Yongzhen shared the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 with the world, speeding up the development of vaccines.",
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  "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01293-0",
  "title": "Chinese virologist who was first to share COVID-19 genome sleeps on street after lab shuts",
  "description": "Zhang Yongzhen shared the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 with the world, speeding up the development of vaccines. Zhang Yongzhen shared the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 with the world, speeding up the development of vaccines.",
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  "content": "<div>\n                <article>\n<div>\n        <div>\n            <ul>\n                <li><span>NEWS</span></li>\n                <li>01 May 2024</li>\n                        <li>Update <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01293-0#correction-0\">03 May 2024</a></li>\n                        <li>Correction <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01293-0#correction-1\">03 May 2024</a></li>\n            </ul>\n            <div>\n                <p>\n                    Zhang Yongzhen shared the genomic sequence of SARS-CoV-2 with the world, speeding up the development of vaccines.\n                </p>\n            </div>\n        </div>\n</div>\n                    <div>\n                        <figure>\n    <picture>\n            <source type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"https://media.nature.com/w1248/magazine-assets/d41586-024-01293-0/d41586-024-01293-0_27038892.jpg?as=webp 1248w, https://media.nature.com/w767/magazine-assets/d41586-024-01293-0/d41586-024-01293-0_27038892.jpg?as=webp 767w, https://media.nature.com/w319/magazine-assets/d41586-024-01293-0/d41586-024-01293-0_27038892.jpg?as=webp 319w\" sizes=\"100vw, 767px\"></source>\n            <img src=\"https://media.nature.com/w767/magazine-assets/d41586-024-01293-0/d41586-024-01293-0_27038892.jpg\" alt=\"Zhang Yongzhen, the first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus, looks at a presentation on his laptop in a coffeeshop in Shanghai, China on Dec. 13, 2020.\" />\n    </picture>\n    <div>\n        <figcaption>\n            <p>Zhang Yongzhen, the first person to publicly release the genome sequence of the virus that causes COVID-19, was camping outside his laboratory. Credit: Dake Kang/AP via Alamy</p>\n        </figcaption>\n    </div>\n</figure>\n                    </div>\n                    <div>\n                    <p>The first person to publicly release the genome sequence of the virus that causes COVID-19 — virologist Zhang Yongzhen — seems to have resolved a public dispute with the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (SPHCC), Fudan University, China, which erupted last week.</p>\n                    <div>\n                        <h2 id=\"access-options\">Access options</h2>\n    <section><div>\n      <p>\n        Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals\n      </p>\n      <p>\n        Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription\n      </p>\n      <div>\n        <p>\n          <span>$32.99<span> / 30 days</span></span>\n        </p>\n        <p>cancel any time</p>\n      </div>\n    </div><div>\n      <p>Subscribe to this journal</p>\n      <p>\n        Receive 51 print issues and online access\n      </p>\n    <div>\n      <p>$199.00 per year</p>\n      <p>only $3.90 per issue</p>\n    </div>\n    </div><div>\n      <p>Rent or buy this article</p>\n      <p>Prices vary by article type</p>\n      <p><span>from</span>$1.95</p>\n      <p><span>to</span>$39.95</p>\n    </div><p>Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout</p></section>\n    <h3>Additional access options:</h3>\n    <ul>\n        <li>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://idp.nature.com/authorize/natureuser?client_id=grover&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fd41586-024-01293-0\">Log in</a>\n        </li>\n        <li>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.springernature.com/gp/librarians/licensing/license-options\">Learn about institutional subscriptions</a>\n        </li>\n        <li>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://support.nature.com/en/support/home\">Read our FAQs</a>\n        </li>\n        <li>\n            <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.springernature.com/gp/contact\">Contact customer support</a>\n        </li>\n    </ul>\n                    </div>\n                <p><em>doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01293-0</em></p>\n                <div>\n                    <h3>Updates &amp; Corrections</h3>\n                    <ul><li>\n                                <p><strong>Update 03 May 2024</strong>: The text was altered to reflect the fact that Zhang's social media posts have been removed</p>\n                            </li><li>\n                                <p><strong>Correction 03 May 2024</strong>: Zhang's social media post regarding the agreement with SPHCC was posted after midnight on Tuesday night. 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