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+## Using the admin CMS
+
+### Relational dependancies 
+
+`Disease cell lines` reference:
+
+    1. `Modeled diseases`
+    2. `Cell lines`
+
+`Modeled diseases` reference
+
+    1. `Gene names`
+
+`Cell lines` reference 
+
+    1. `Gene names`
+
+![Untitled](https://github.com/allen-cell-animated/cell-catalog/assets/5170636/7625a706-1c26-437d-850a-9ea494ee5a81)
+
+
+1. **Login to the Admin CMS**: Open your web browser and navigate to the admin CMS URL. Use github to sign in.
+
+## Adding new Disease through the admin CMS
+2. **Before you start**: Before you add a new disease cell line you need to make sure you have already added:
+   1. **the disease** the cell line is modeling. If you it is not yet in the database, go to the section on adding a disease and then continue here.  
+   2. **the parental/base cell line**. If it is not yet in the database, go to the section on adding a cell line and then continue here. 
+
+3. **Add New Disease Cell Line**: Click the button "Add new disease cell line" 
+
+4. **Enter Disease Cell Line Details**: If this cell line is not ready to be on the website, leave the status as is. 
+
+5. **Save the New Disease Cell Line**: From the "Publish" dropdown click "Publish now"
+
+## Adding new Disease through the admin CMS
+1. **Before you start**: Before you add a new disease you need to make sure you have already added **the gene** the disease model is based on. If you it is not yet in the database, go to the section on adding a gene and then continue here.  
+
+## Adding new Normal Cell Line through the admin CMS
+1. **Before you start**: Before you add a new disease you need to make sure you have already added **the gene** the disease model is based on. If you it is not yet in the database, go to the section on adding a gene and then continue here.
+
+2. **Add new Normal Cell Line**: Go to the cell line section, click the button "Add new cell line" 
+5. **Save the Normal Cell Line**: From the "Publish" dropdown click "Publish now"
+
+## Adding new Gene through the admin CMS
+1. Click on **Gene and structures names** and click on "New Gene and structure name" or select it from the "Quick add" menu
+2. Add the gene symbol and gene name
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,4 +37,9 @@ Media Libraries have been included in this starter as a default.
 
 Contributions are always welcome, no matter how large or small. Before contributing,
 please read the [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
-Read [development instructions](CONTRIBUTING.md) to run the app locally. 
+
+## Development 
+See [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md)
+
+## Changes to the content
+see [admin guide](ADMIN.md)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "n/a",
+  "resolutions": {
+    "@types/react": "18.0.28"
+  },
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "gatsby clean",
     "start": "npm run develop",
@@ -68,4 +71,4 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 18.15.0"
   }
-}
+}
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