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Last June, a dedicated global team of Ebola researchers began an ambitious project to track the virus using large-scale genome sequencing. Their research, which was written on the research platform Authorea and published June 18 in the journal Cell \cite{26091036}, reveals critical information about how the virus traveled and evolved mutated  over seven months of the recent Ebola outbreak. Today Authorea is pleased to announce that the \href{https://www.authorea.com/19957-ebola-virus-epidemiology-transmission-and-evolution-in-sierra-leone}{working draft, data, workflows, and full edit history of the paper} are available to the public for free on Authorea. 

The Ebola genome research team found that open science carried other benefits too. “One of the most rewarding aspects of working in this outbreak response is the connections we have made with so many extraordinary individuals through open data sharing”, said senior author Pardis Sabeti. The paper's working draft on Authorea eventually grew to over 21 researchers from four continents.