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 #### version 1.3.1 (11/19/14)
     * fixed CTS translations
     * added ID merging for additive translations
-    * added column removal to dataset managment
-    * added package installation of WGCNA and Chemminer, previously missing dependancies
+    * added column removal to dataset management
+    * added package installation of WGCNA and Chemminer, previously missing dependencies
 
 #### version 1.3 (09/23/14)
     * added interactive network visualization using D3.js