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+##########################################################
+# Dockerfile to build a Genomic-fluidity-scripts container image
+# Based on Ubuntu
+############################################################
+
+# Set the base image to the BioPerl prebuilt prerequisites image
+
+FROM bioperl/bioperl-deps
+
+# File Author / Maintainer
+MAINTAINER Nelly Selem <nselem84@gmail.com>
+
+# First Bioperl Modules copied from Hilmar Lapp <hlapp@drycafe.net> bioperl
+# Install modules recommended by BioPerl.
+# We can't include Bio::ASN1::EntrezGene here yet, because it declares
+# a dependency on BioPerl, thus pulling in BioPerl first.
+RUN cpanm \
+  Bio::Phylo
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------
+# Install BioPerl from GitHub current master branch.
+#
+# This is the actual installation step of BioPerl itself :-)
+# -------------------------------------------------------------
+RUN cpanm -v \
+  https://github.com/bioperl/bioperl-live/archive/master.tar.gz
+
+# Install modules recommended by BioPerl that depend on BioPerl.
+# (Don't ask. See above.)
+RUN cpanm \
+  Bio::ASN1::EntrezGene
+
+
+## Cloning fluidity scripts Weitz Group
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git
+RUN git clone https://github.com/WeitzGroup/Genomic-fluidity-scripts
+
+## Bioperl module
+RUN cpanm \
+Bio::Tools::Run::StandAloneBlast
+
+# Installing blast legacy
+RUN apt-get install -y blast2
+
+RUN mkdir /usr/src/fluidity
+COPY . /usr/src/fluidity
+ENV PATH $PATH:/Genomic-fluidity-scripts:
+WORKDIR /Genomic-fluidity-scripts 
+RUN chmod +x *
+WORKDIR /usr/src/fluidity 
+