Interactive RNA Research Needs You!

By IGI Global on Jan 20, 2011
RNA research needs your help, and you can provide your assistance by visiting EteRNA, a new online website and game. RNA was "originally thought to be an unstable cousin of DNA, [but] recent discoveries have shown that RNA can do amazing things. They play key roles in the fundamental processes of life and disease, from protein synthesis and HIV replication, to cellular control. However, the full biological and medical implications of these discoveries is still being worked out."

EteRNA players are currently solving RNA puzzles and in the process creating a massive database of synthetic RNA designs. By learning the basic principles of RNA interaction, which a simple tutorial on the website will take you through, you can solve puzzles and add to the database. This project was developed by Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University, and was funded by the National Science Foundation.

While the researchers admit on their website that computers could solve these puzzles, their hope is that real people working in mass can solve RNA puzzles better and faster than computers. The researchers also note that "EteRNA is a radical experiment in citizen involvement in cutting-edge laboratory science. By playing the game and giving us feedback, you are helping us understand how to marshal large groups of people to solve complex problems on the Internet." ( http://eterna.cmu.edu/htmls/abouteterna.html)

Do you want to play the game and be part of the experiment? Visit http://eterna.cmu.edu/htmls/welcome.html?AAAA.

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