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-# khmer
-
 [![Research software impact](http://depsy.org/api/package/pypi/khmer/badge.svg)](http://depsy.org/package/python/khmer)
 [![khmer build status](https://img.shields.io/travis/dib-lab/khmer.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/dib-lab/khmer)
 [![Test coverage](https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/dib-lab/khmer.svg)](https://codecov.io/github/dib-lab/khmer)
 [![BSD-3 licensed](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg)](https://github.com/dib-lab/khmer/blob/master/LICENSE)
 
+
+# khmer
+
 Welcome to khmer: k-mer counting, filtering and graph traversal FTW!
 
 The official source code repository is at https://github.com/dib-lab/khmer
 and you can read the docs online at http://khmer.readthedocs.io.
 
-There are two mailing lists dedicated to khmer, an announcements-only
-list and a discussion list. To search their archives and sign-up for
-them, please visit the following URLs:
 
--  Discussion: http://lists.idyll.org/listinfo/khmer
--  Announcements: http://lists.idyll.org/listinfo/khmer-announce
+## Getting help
+
+See http://khmer.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/getting-help.html for more
+details, but in brief:
 
-The maintainers can be contacted at <khmer-project@idyll.org>.
+- first point of contact when looking for help: https://github.com/dib-lab/khmer/issues
+- mailing list for **discussion**: http://lists.idyll.org/listinfo/khmer
+- mailing list for **announcements**: http://lists.idyll.org/listinfo/khmer-announce
+- email contact for project maintainers: <khmer-project@idyll.org>
 
-For getting help please see this guide: http://khmer.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/getting-help.html
-Your first port of call when looking for help should be: https://github.com/dib-lab/khmer/issues
 
 ## Important note: cite us!
 
@@ -28,14 +29,19 @@ khmer is *research software*, so you should cite us when you use it
 in scientific publications!  Please see the [CITATION](http://khmer.readthedocs.io/en/stable/citations.html)
 file for citation information.
 
+The khmer library is a project of the [Lab for Data Intensive Biology](http://ivory.idyll.org/lab/)
+at UC Davis: its members, collaborators, and friends.
+
 
 ## Quick install
 
 ```
 pip install khmer
+FIXME FIXME py.test command here FIXME FIXME
 ```
 
-See https://khmer.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/install.html for more details.
+See https://khmer.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user/install.html for more detailed
+installation instructions.
 
 
 ## Contributing