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+### Important: 
+## CoNekT moved to [https://github.com/sepro/CoNekT](https://github.com/sepro/CoNekT)
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+We are continuing the development of CoNekT on github.com. By moving to the public version of GitHub users are now able to contribute directly by opening issues and submitting pull requests. Please go to [https://github.com/sepro/CoNekT](https://github.com/sepro/CoNekT) for the latest updates on CoNekT. 
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+The version hosted here matches the manuscript **CoNekT: an open-source framework for comparative genomic and transcriptomic network analyses** (Proost and Mutwil, NAR 2018).
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 # *CoNekT:* Coexpression Network Toolkit
 
 ![conekt logo](docs/images/icon-144x144.png "Conekt Logo") CoNekT, the **Co**expression **Net**work **T**oolkit,