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 This example walks through some techniques whereby we can improve the reproducibility of our experimental workflow.
 We look at the following tools and techniques:
 
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 ### 1. Electronic lab notebook eLabFTW
 Digitizing our experimental workflow and the links between experiments, samples, other lab resources is crucial for being able to trace back our steps from results. 
 In addition to the web interface, we interact with the eLabFTW through Python in a Jupyter notebook.