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 Spindle FEA application is designed to employ continuous mechanics principles using the Abaqus CAE finite element code to study buckling of the mitotic spindle as a whole in various phases of mitosis.
 
-The project website: [spindlefea.soton.ac.uk](spindlefea.soton.ac.uk)
+The project website: [spindlefea.soton.ac.uk](https://spindlefea.soton.ac.uk)
 
 ## Installation instructions