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+import * as globals from "../globals";
+
+export const requestCells = (categoriesToSubsetBy) => {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    dispatch({type: "request cells started"})
+    fetch(`${globals.API.prefix}${globals.API.version}cells`, {
+        method: "get",
+        headers: new Headers({
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+        }),
+        // body: JSON.stringify({
+        //   // "celllist": ["1001000173.G8", "1001000173.D4"],
+        //   "genelist": ["1/2-SBSRNA4", "A1BG", "A1BG-AS1", "A1CF", "A2LD1", "A2M", "A2ML1", "A2MP1", "A4GALT"]
+        // })
+      })
+      .then(res => res.json())
+      .then(
+        data => dispatch({type: "request cells success", data}),
+        error => dispatch({type: "request cells error", error})
+      )
+
+  }
+}