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Introduce GLM-PCA to scanpy.external

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Description

I agree with @adrianveres here: GLM-PCA by @willtownes seems like a rigorous way to deal with zero inflation, since we use PCA as base for all subsequent processing. It’s apparently much faster than e.g. ZINB-WaVE

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  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Review the linked scrna2019 code and the scanpy.external entry point to understand the requested GLM-PCA integration. Confirm the intended scope and acceptance criteria with maintainers; done means GLM-PCA is available through scanpy.external with validation that matches the project’s expectations.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
bioinformatics, machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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