diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f8d5d0..86681a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ Importantly, Qadabra focuses on both FDR corrected p-values *and* [feature ranks
 
 ![Schematic](images/Qadabra_schematic.svg)
 
+Please note this software is currently a work in progress. Your patience is appreciated as we continue to develop and enhance its features. Please leave an issue on GitHub should you run into any errors.
+
 ## Installation
+
+### Option 1: Pip install from [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/qadabra/0.3.0a1/)
 ```
 pip install qadabra
 ```
@@ -24,12 +28,31 @@ Qadabra requires the following dependencies:
 * cython
 * iow
 
+Check out the [tutorial](tutorial.md) for more in-depth instructions on installation.
+
+
+### Option 2: Install from source (this GitHub repository)
+Prerequisites
+
+Before you begin, ensure you have Git and the necessary build tools installed on your system.
+
+Clone the Repository
+```
+git clone https://github.com/biocore/qadabra.git
+```
+
+Navigate to repo root directory where the `setup.py` file is located and then install QADABRA in editable mode
+```
+cd qadabra
+pip install -e .
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 ### 1. Creating the workflow directory
 
 Qadabra can be used on multiple datasets at once.
-First, we want to create the workflow directory to perfrom differential abundance with all methods:
+First, we want to create the workflow directory to perform differential abundance with all methods:
 
 ```
 qadabra create-workflow --workflow-dest <directory_name>
@@ -97,7 +120,7 @@ This will create a zipped directory containing the report.
 Unzip this file and open the `report.html` file to view the report containing results and visualizations in your browser.
 
 ## Tutorial
-See the [tutorial](tutorial.md) page for a walkthroughon using Qadabra workflow with a microbiome dataset.
+See the [tutorial](tutorial.md) page for a walkthrough on using Qadabra workflow with a microbiome dataset.
 
 ## FAQs
 Coming soon: An [FAQs](FAQs.md) page of commonly asked question on the statistics and code pertaining to Qadabra.
diff --git a/qadabra/utils.py b/qadabra/utils.py
index ae7104d..56dd0f5 100644
--- a/qadabra/utils.py
+++ b/qadabra/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import biom
 import pandas as pd
-
+import warnings
 
 def _validate_input(
     logger: logging.Logger,
@@ -51,11 +51,18 @@ def _validate_input(
     joint_df = tbl_df.join(md)
     gb = joint_df.groupby(factor_name).sum(numeric_only=True)
     feat_presence = gb.apply(lambda x: x.all())
-    if not feat_presence.all():
-        raise ValueError(
-            "Some taxa in the table perfectly discriminate factor groups. "
-            "Please filter out these taxa before running Qadabra."
-        )
+
+    discriminating_feats = feat_presence[~feat_presence].index.tolist()
+
+    if len(discriminating_feats) > 0:
+        logger.warn("Number of discriminating features: " + str(len(discriminating_feats)))
+        warning_msg = f"Some features in the table perfectly discriminate factor groups. Automatically filtering out {len(discriminating_feats)} features before running Qadabra..."        
+        warnings.warn(warning_msg, category=Warning)
+
+        # Filtering out the discriminating features from the BIOM table
+        tbl = tbl.filter(lambda value, id_, metadata: id_ not in discriminating_feats, axis='observation', inplace=False)
+        logger.info(f"Table shape after filtering: {tbl.shape}")
+
 
     if tree:
         from bp import parse_newick, to_skbio_treenode
@@ -69,4 +76,4 @@ def _validate_input(
             raise ValueError("Tree tips are not a subset of table features!")
     else:
         logger.info("Reading phylogenetic tree...")
-        logger.info("(Optional tree file not provided. Skipping tree validation.)")
+        logger.info("(Optional tree file not provided. Skipping tree validation.)")
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