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+**NOTICE:**
+
+**Since julia version 1.0 and the new Pkg system, the purpose of this package
+has become moot. You can still download and use this package as a conveinience,
+but consider instead managing the BioJulia packages you're using with `Pkg`
+and its support for isolated projects instead.**
+
+**This package is inactive, meaning that updates to it will only be made as
+and when time allows. See the list below**
+
+---
+
# Bio
[](https://github.com/BioJulia/Bio.jl/releases/latest)
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Bio provides a framework for computational biology and bioinformatics.
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`Bio` has the current feature modules, go check out their documentation pages to
see how they work and how to use them:
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Bio
[](https://github.com/BioJulia/Bio.jl/releases/latest)
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Bio provides a framework for computational biology and bioinformatics.
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-
`Bio` has the current feature modules, go check out their documentation pages to
see how they work and how to use them:
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+