eteRNA / NOVA RNA VirtuaLab – RNA Game Lets Players Help Find a Biological Prize

eteRNA / NOVA RNA VirtuaLab

:: DESCRIPTION

By playing EteRNA, you will participate in creating the first large-scale library of synthetic RNA designs. Your efforts will help reveal new principles for designing RNA-based switches and nanomachines — new systems for seeking and eventually controlling living cells and disease-causing viruses. By interacting with thousands of players and learning from real experimental feedback, you will be pioneering a completely new way to do science.

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In NOVA RNA VirtuaLab you’ll play the role of a molecular engineer by solving RNA folding puzzles. Then take your skills to Eterna, where you can design RNAs that could be at the heart of future life-saving therapies.

::DEVELOPER

the Das Lab

:: SCREENSHOTS

eteRNA

:: REQUIREMENTS

  • Web Browser
  • Flash

:: DOWNLOAD

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:: MORE INFORMATION

Citation

JOHN MARKOFF
RNA Game Lets Players Help Find a Biological Prize
The New York Times January 11, 2011, on page D4