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 ## NiCo Package [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/726983315.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13902981)
 
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+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> ## Use `nico-wrapper` to apply NiCo!!!
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+> **For new analyses, please use [`nico-wrapper`](https://github.com/gruenlab/nico-wrapper) as the preferred way to apply NiCo going forward.**
+> `nico-wrapper` provides streamlined command-line and Python interfaces for the main NiCo workflow while continuing to use NiCo for the underlying scientific computations.
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