Today, Dr. Zheng-Li has 92 publications and has been cited over 3,000 times. In other words, she publishes close to five papers per year, which is not \u201chyperprolific\u201d publishing, by industry standards.
\nChina pays researchers to publish (and this can be many times more than their salary). Her modest number of publications is therefore a sign of the scientist\u2019s integrity.<\/p>\n

After more than a decade of work, she has built one of the world\u2019s largest databases of bat-related viruses in the world. She is currently leading a joint effort with scientists from different scientific disciplines to find ways to defeat the new coronavirus.<\/p>\n

These researchers can honestly admit that they still cannot fully establish the connection of the virus to all the symptoms observed in model animals, and they do not know how fast it mutates, nor the effect of potential drugs.
\nWhen asked to comment about the social media attacks, she said only: \u201cMy time must be spent on more important matters.\u201d<\/p>\n