Ebola researchers call for open access to research in response to outbreaks

This week in the journal Nature, Broad scientists Nathan Yozwiak, Stephen Schaffner, and Pardis Sabeti shared lessons they have learned from sequencing and sharing genomic data on the Ebola virus during the ongoing outbreak in West Africa. In their commentary, the researchers called on the international scientific and medical communities to establish new principles for sharing data during epidemics. The Boston Globe also covered the story.