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-=============== ProMod3 -- Homology Modelling Engine ==============
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-Information on ProMod3 may be found at doc/html/index.html. 
+ProMod3 is a modelling engine based on the OpenStructure computational 
+structural biology framework (openstructure.org) 
+that can perform all steps required to generate a protein model by 
+homology. Its modular design aims at implementing flexible modelling 
+pipelines and fast prototyping of novel algorithms.
 
+Get started with the docs:
 
-=============== The ProMod3 Team ==================================