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[![Integration Tests & Code Style](https://github.com/jlab/marbel/actions/workflows/github_tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/jlab/marbel/actions/workflows/github_tests.yml)
-# marbel (MetAtranscriptomic Reference Builder Evaluation Library)
+# Marbel
-This project generates an *in silico* metatranscriptomic dataset based on specified parameters.
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+simplevm![Marbel logo](./marbel_logo.svg)
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+Marbel (MetAtranscriptomic Reference Builder Evaluation Library) generates realistic *in silico* metatranscriptomic dataset based on specified parameters.
## Installation
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