Scientist who first decoded the Covid sequence thrown out of his lab by China
- Virologist Zhang Yongzhen and team faced eviction from their lab, following a series of setbacks since publishing the virus sequence in early 2020.
- Zhang protested the eviction by sitting outside his lab despite rain.
- Zhang's post about the eviction on Weibo was deleted, but a collaborator confirmed the protest was ongoing.
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Chinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab after days of protest. Zhang Yongzhen posted online early Wednesday that authorities had “tentatively agreed” to allow him and his team to return to his laboratory and continue their research for now. Zhang had been staging a sit-in protest outside his lab since the weekend after he and his team were suddenly notifie…
Scientist who first decoded the Covid sequence thrown out of his lab by China
The Chinese scientist who first published a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in January 2020 without state approval was reportedly forced out of his facility over the weekend. Zhang Yongzhen on Monday (Apr 29) wrote on Chinese social media that he and his team were asked to evict from the lab, the latest sign of increased scrutiny against scientists working on coronavirus in the communist country. According to a report by news agency AP, when Zhan
Scientist who gave the world Covid’s genetic sequence is locked out of his lab by Chinese
The Chinese scientist who defied Beijing to publish the first coronavirus sequence has staged a sit-in-protest outside his laboratory after authorities suddenly evicted him.
Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab
SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of the Beijing's continuing pressure on scientists conducting r
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