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@@ -1074,11 +1074,21 @@ that were extrapolated from the standard curve were left unchanged.
 
 \subsection{data aggregation and meta-analysis}
 
+% TODO explain what the colors mean
+\begin{figure*}[ht!]
+  \begingroup
+
+  \includegraphics{../figures/metaanalysis.png}
+
+  \endgroup
+  \caption[Meta-analysis overview]
+  {Overview of strategy used for meta-analysis}
+  \label{fig:meta_overview}
+\end{figure*}
+
 In order to perform meta-analysis on all experimental data generate using the
 \gls{dms} system, we developed a program to curate and aggregate the raw
-datafiles into a \gls{sql} database.
-
-% FIGURE summarize this stuff in a picture
+datafiles into a \gls{sql} database (\cref{fig:meta_overview}).
 
 The data files to be aggregated included Microsoft Excel files which held
 timeseries measurements for cell cultures (eg cell counts, viability, glucose,