Merge pull request #2 from franciscozorrilla/franciscozorrilla-patch-1

Update README.md

README.md

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 ## 📜 About
 
-This repo hosts training materials for the University of Cambridge [Part III Systems Biology course](https://www.sysbiol.cam.ac.uk/Part%20III). More specifically, these are practical exercises for the computational session on flux balance analysis (FBA) using genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs). Most of the exercises are based on the [cobrapy documentation](https://cobrapy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
+This repo hosts training materials for the University of Cambridge [Part III Systems Biology course](https://www.sysbiol.cam.ac.uk/Part%20III). More specifically, these are practical exercises for the computational session on flux balance analysis (FBA) using genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs). Exercise 1 is based on selected portions of the [cobrapy documentation](https://cobrapy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/).
 
 ### Learning outcomes
 
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 - **2.2**: Perform gene essentiality analysis under different conditions
 - **2.3**: Case study, simulate the Crabtree effect in yeast
 
+## 🚚 Software requirements
+
+The following packages will already be installed on the provided machines:
+
+* [cobrapy](https://opencobra.github.io/cobrapy/)
+* [matplotlib](https://matplotlib.org/stable/)
+* [numpy](https://numpy.org/install/)
+* [notebook](https://jupyter.org/install#jupyter-notebook)
+
+To install on your own computers use the [pip package manager](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/getting-started/).
+
+Using the `requirements.txt` files:
+
+```
+$ pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+Or from scratch:
+
+```
+$ pip install cobra matplotlib numpy notebook
+```
+
 ## 🛠️ Usage
 
 You will find everything you need for these practical exercises under the `/notebooks` folder. Each tutorial is uploaded as `.html`, `.md`, `.tex`, and `.ipynb` files. As you carry out the exercises using the the python notebooks, you will find the original text and results in the html, markdown, and latex files. 
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 ## 👷 Contributors
 
-* Originally developed by Arianna Basile and Kiran Patil in 2022
+* Originally developed by Arianna Basile and Kiran Patil in 2023
 * Updated by Francisco Zorrilla and Arianna Basile in 2024