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-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en">
-  <head>
-    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
-    <title>Document</title>
-    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
-    <script>
-      function formatRow(assay, index = 0) {
-        // use backticks and insert the variables into the string
-        return `
-                <tr>
-                    <td>${index}</td>
-                    <td>${assay.name}</td>
-                    <td><a href=${assay.doi} target="_blank">${assay.assay}</a></td>
-                    <td>${assay.sequencer}</td>
-                    <td>${assay.modalities}</td>
-                    <td>${assay.publication_date}</td>
-                    <td><a href="specs/${assay.basename}/spec.html">View</a></td>
-                    <td><a href=${assay.GitHub} target="_blank">Edit</a></td>
-                </tr>
-            `;
-      }
-      function formatRows(assays) {
-        return assays.map((assay, idx) => formatRow(assay, idx + 1)).join("");
-      }
-
-      // using jquery, load the json file, only when the document is ready
-      $(document).ready(function () {
-        $.getJSON("specs/all_specs.json", function (data) {
-          // for each item in the json file, append a row to the table
-          $("#metadata-table tbody").append(formatRows(data));
-        });
-      });
-    </script>
-    <style>
-      body {
-        margin: 0;
-        padding: 0;
-        font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
-        /* background-color: #f0f0f0; */
-      }
-
-      .container {
-        display: flex;
-        justify-content: center;
-        align-items: center;
-        min-height: 100vh;
-        padding: 20px;
-        background-color: #ffffff; /* White background for the table container */
-      }
-
-      table {
-        border-collapse: collapse;
-        width: 100%;
-        max-width: 1000px;
-        border: 1px solid #e0e0e0; /* Light border for the table */
-        box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05); /* Subtle shadow around the table */
-      }
-
-      th,
-      td {
-        border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0; /* Horizontal borders between rows */
-        text-align: left;
-        padding: 15px 8px; /* Increased vertical padding for rows */
-      }
-
-      th {
-        background-color: #f7f7f7; /* Light gray header */
-      }
-
-      tr:hover {
-        background-color: #fafafa; /* Hover effect for rows */
-      }
-      a[target="_blank"]::after {
-        content: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAYAAACNMs+9AAAAQElEQVR42qXKwQkAIAxDUUdxtO6/RBQkQZvSi8I/pL4BoGw/XPkh4XigPmsUgh0626AjRsgxHTkUThsG2T/sIlzdTsp52kSS1wAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);
-        margin: 0 3px 0 5px;
-      }
-
-      @media (max-width: 600px) {
-        th,
-        td {
-          font-size: 12px;
-        }
-      }
-    </style>
-  </head>
-  <body>
-    <div>
-      <h1 style="text-align: center">seqspec</h1>
-      <div class="container">
-        <table id="metadata-table">
-          <thead>
-            <tr>
-              <th>#</th>
-              <th>Name</th>
-              <th>Assay</th>
-              <th>Sequencer</th>
-              <th>Modalities</th>
-              <th>Date</th>
-              <th>seqspec</th>
-              <th>GitHub</th>
-            </tr>
-          </thead>
-          <tbody></tbody>
-        </table>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  </body>
-</html>
