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 # Blockkurs MicrobialBioinfo
+Welcome to the home page of the Microbial Bioinformatics course.
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+### Course material
+- [ ] [Introduction to UNIX slides](slides/introduction_UNIX_HPC.pdf)
+- [ ] [Exercise instructions](exercises/UNIX_HPC_exercise_instructions.md)
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