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+Main developer: Wolfgang Kopp `@wkopp <https://github.com/wkopp>`_
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+We are greatful for contributions from
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+* `@Annalaura94 <https://github.com/Annalaura94>`_ for advancing the filtering options of the GenomicIndexer and for developing `plotGenomeTrack`.
+* `@remomomo <https://github.com/remomomo>`_ introducing RandomShift and suggesting how to improve the efficiency for Cover.export_to_bigwig.