Aussie virologist says he panicked after sharing SARS-CoV-2 code
'I thought:Â 'Oh God, what have I done?','Â says Professor Edward Holmes who's been named NSW Scientist of the Year
Sydney virologist Professor Edward Holmes, who’s been celebrated for sharing the genomic code of SARS-CoV-2 with the world, has revealed how the snap decision to publish may have gone disastrously wrong.
A global authority on viruses, Professor Holmes of the University of Sydney has been named the NSW Scientist of the Year for his work on emerging viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.
In early January, Professor Holmes was at the forefront of research into coronavirus.
His colleague in China, Professor Yong-Zhen Zhang at Fudan University, in Shanghai, had initially sequenced the SARS-CoV-2 genome code on 5 January.
