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 [![Documentation Status](https://readthedocs.org/projects/salmon/badge/?version=latest)](http://salmon.readthedocs.org/en/latest)
 [![install with bioconda](https://img.shields.io/badge/install%20with-bioconda-brightgreen.svg?style=flat-square)](http://bioconda.github.io/recipes/salmon/README.html)
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 **Try out the new [alevin-fry](https://alevin-fry.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) framework for single-cell analysis; tutorials can be found [here](https://combine-lab.github.io/alevin-fry-tutorials/)!**