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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Welcome aboard, Outreachy intern! 🙌
 
 1. Visit the [MolEvolvR package repository](https://github.com/jravilab/MolEvolvR/); please start with the `README` doc in the repository.
 2. Read our companion MolEvolvR web-app preprint [here](https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.02.18.461833).
-3. Follow instructions from the repo `README` to install `MolEvolvR`.
+3. Follow instructions from the repo `README` to install `MolEvolvR`, starting with [bioconductor installation instructions](https://bioconductor.org/install/).
 4. Make sure you can build the package with `R CMD build` or run tests with `devtools`.
 5. Check out [open issues](https://github.com/JRaviLab/MolEvolvR/issues), select a task [labeled Outreachy](https://github.com/JRaviLab/MolEvolvR/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aoutreachy), and ask to be assigned to it.
 6. Create a branch for the specific task and submit a PR (["pull request"](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/about-pull-requests)), and respond to any feedback from reviewers.