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Natural sciences > (biology/medicine/neuroscience)
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⇳ Description EteRNA is a browser based game, developed by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University, that engages users to solve puzzles related to the folding of RNA molecules.The project is funded by the National Science Foundation.

Similar to Foldit—created by some of the same researchers that developed EteRNA—the puzzles take advantage of human problem-solving capabilities to solve puzzles that are computationally laborious for current computer models. ➠ Purpose [[Has project purpose::The fundamental purpose of Eterna is to provide a better understanding of RNA. EteRNA researchers hope to determine a "complete and repeatable set of rules to allow the synthesis of RNAs that consistently fold in expected shapes.[1]]] ? Research question EteRNA project leaders hope that determining these basic principles that may facilitate the design of RNA-based nanomachines and switches.

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PROJECT[edit source]

Url:http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/
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TEAM[edit source]

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PROJECT DEFINITION[edit source]

Subject[edit source]

Natural sciences > (biology/medicine/neuroscience)

Description[edit source]

EteRNA is a browser based game, developed by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University, that engages users to solve puzzles related to the folding of RNA molecules.The project is funded by the National Science Foundation. Similar to Foldit—created by some of the same researchers that developed EteRNA—the puzzles take advantage of human problem-solving capabilities to solve puzzles that are computationally laborious for current computer models.

Purpose.[edit source]

The fundamental purpose of Eterna is to provide a better understanding of RNA. EteRNA researchers hope to determine a "complete and repeatable set of rules to allow the synthesis of RNAs that consistently fold in expected shapes.[2]

Research question.[edit source]

EteRNA project leaders hope that determining these basic principles that may facilitate the design of RNA-based nanomachines and switches.

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Guidance

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Training sequence:	SOMEWHAT
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individual performance:	Somewhat
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Bibliography

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Treuille On EterRNA - A Game Played By Humans, Scored By Nature. Byron Spice (2011)

➥ http://www.cmu.edu/piper/piper/2011/february/qa treuille.html

💬 Interview of Adrian Treuille

Treuille On EterRNA - A Game Played By Humans, Scored By Nature. Byron Spice (2011)

http://www.cmu.edu/piper/piper/2011/february/qa_treuille.html

Interview of Adrian Treuille