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+# Zeisel brain single-cell RNA-seq dataset
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+Pretty much as it says on the tin.
+This takes the classic 3000-cell dataset from [Zeisel _et al._ (2015)](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25700174/) and provides it in the HDF5 or MatrixMarket formats.
+Run `generate.R` to construct the files.
+We also generate some subsets for quickly testing applications.
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