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nedialkova-lab · Jul 25, 2023 · eeb3923 · eeb3923
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@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Detailed methodology is shown in the image below, and described in Behrens et al
 
 Please see the full documentation for explanations of dependencies, inputs formatting, and outputs.
 
-To use mim-tRNAseq, it is recommended to install the package using `conda`, preferably in its own environment. Significant time improvements can be made to installing mimseq using mamba which we will use within the mimseq environment:
+To use mim-tRNAseq, it is recommended to install the package using `conda`, preferably in its own environment. Significant time and dependency-related improvements can be made to using conda for managing environment and installing mimseq using the [Mambaforge](https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge) version of conda Miniforge. We recommend installing Mambaforge and then followin the steps below:
 ```bash
 	conda create -n mimseq python=3.7
 	conda activate mimseq

diff --git a/docs/source/start.rst b/docs/source/start.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Quick-start guide
 Installation
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-To use mim-tRNAseq, it is recommended to install the package using `conda`, preferably in its own environment. Significant time improvements can be made to installing mimseq using mamba which we will use within the mimseq environment:
+To use mim-tRNAseq, it is recommended to install the package using `conda`, preferably in its own environment. Significant time and dependency-related improvements can be made to using conda for managing environment and installing mimseq using the Mambaforge_ version of conda Miniforge. We recommend installing Mambaforge and then followin the steps below:
 ::
 	conda create -n mimseq python=3.7
 	conda activate mimseq
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Alternatively, mim-tRNAseq can be installed with `pip`, in which case all additi
 The source code is also available on GitHub_
 
 .. _GitHub: https://github.com/nedialkova-lab/mim-tRNAseq
+.. _Mambaforge: https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge
 
 Once installed, mim-tRNAseq should be executable and help displayed, by running
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