<!-- README.md is generated from README.Rmd. Please edit that file --> [](https://www.repostatus.org/#active)   # hermes <p align="center"> <img src='man/figures/logo.png' align="right" height="131.5" alt="hermes-logo"/> </p> > `hermes` facilitates preprocessing, analyzing, and reporting of > RNA-seq data. - Imports RNAseq count data into the `hermes` ready format. - Annotates gene information automatically from a central database (e.g. BioMart). - Adds quality control (QC) flags to genes and samples. - Filters the data set. - Normalizes the counts. - Quickly produces descriptive plots. - Performs principal components analysis. - Produces a templated QC report. - Performs differential expression analysis. ## Installation ### BioConductor You can install the current release from BioConductor with: ``` r # install.packages("BiocManager") BiocManager::install("hermes") ``` ### GitHub You can install the development version from GitHub with: ``` r # install.packages("devtools") devtools::install_github("insightsengineering/hermes") ``` ## Getting Started You can get started by reading the introduction vignette: ``` r library(hermes) vignette("introduction", package = "hermes") ```