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 # Samasy
 A **Sa**mple **Ma**nagement **Sy**stem for 96 well plates, including robotic transfer.
 
-![Image of Interface](interface.png)
+Sample automation and management is increasingly important as the number and size of population-scale and high-throughput projects grow. This is particularly the case in large-scale population studies where sample size is far outpacing the commonly used 96-well plate format. To facilitate management and transfer of samples in this format, we present Samasy, a web-based application for the construction of a sample database, intuitive display of sample and batch information, and facilitation of automated sample transfer or subset. Samasy is designed with ease-of-use in mind, can be quickly set up, and runs in any web browser. 
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+*Details about how Samasy is implemented can be found [here](IMPLEMENTATION.md).  
+Please cite the following publication if Samasy is used for an academic project: TBD*
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+Here's how you get started:
 
 ## Install Dependencies 
 ### RVM and Ruby 2.0.0
-  This software was written and tested with ruby 2.0.0. It is recommened to install this version with rvm if you have a different verison
+  This software was written and tested with ruby 2.0.0. We recommend installing this version with rvm if you have a another verison on your system:
   ```
   $ gpg --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 409B6B1796C275462A1703113804BB82D39DC0E3
   $ \curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby
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 password: _demo_  
 
 
-**Additional details about how Samasy is implemented can be found [here](IMPLEMENTATION.md).  
-If you have been using Samasy for an academic project, please cite the following publication: TBD**
+The interface showing the *Batch view*:
+![Image of Interface](interface.png)