<span style="font-size:18px16px;">'''A1.''' Yes, you can. However, it is recommended that you begin learning the basics of it; explore the coding languages that you might be interested in learning. A proficiency in programming is a great asset to have, even in your future scientific endeavors.&nbsp;It is likely that you will be asked to learn computer programming once you start your time at our center.</span>

<span style="font-size:18px16px;">'''A2.''' We highly recommend Python and Perl for starters. If you are interested in statistics and data visualization, R is also a great language. To practice your coding skills, we recommend that you try&nbsp;[http://rosalind.info/problems/list-view/ Rosalind], a website where you can utilize your language to solve questions on bioinformatics.</span><br/> &nbsp;

<span style="font-size:18px16px;">'''A3'''. Yes, you can!</span>