RNA Lab: "Christmas Trees," "Cub Scout Projects," and "Optical Illusions" :
Hi All,
As one of the EteRNA Beta-Test Players, I have the advantage of having already seen and learned a few things that really work ...
Chris Cunningham [ccccc]
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EteRNA Quad Energy Reference Table
I was a bit frustrated and unsatisfied with not being able to see the Free Energy of a formation in my Lab Designs until I actually click...
Please make a block function for the chat. Thanks.
People are trolling the chat. Please make a block function so we can filter which users we see in chat and who we don't. Thanks.
May we have a definition and explanation of the Shape Variables?
Hi All,
In the Lab Data CSV flie download (see:
http://getsatisfaction.com/eternagame...
) ...there are 4 columns entitled 1) Sh...
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What is Free Energy?
When you are playing the puzzles in EteRNA, there is a box in the top left corner which displays the [free] energy of the current molecul...
Importing Puzzle Solution Data from Completed Lower Levels
Hi All,
In conversations with my Team-mate mat747, the idea came up to allow players to import puzzle solutions from already completed...
Improvement to Screenshots
If when a player screenshots, it screen shots the puzzle name as well.
And as an additional extra, if we have done the puzzle ourselves...
CSV File of Complete Lab Design Submission Data for Download
Hi to all the Devs!
Many of us EteRNA addicts are also "spreadsheet nuts." I know myself and at least a few others would love to be a...
Accuracy of the lab results in loops
I've noticed in my design (http://eterna.cmu.edu/htmls/game.html...) that my loops were evaluated as partly base-paired.
I've used UU...
Discussion Topic - Voting Strategies
EteRNA Players' Perspective on following topics -
1. How to choose an RNA design to vote for?
2. Strategies used in the past voting...
New synthesis candidates selecting system
Dear players,
In last few rounds after the public launch, we have witnessed a few shortcomings of our current voting system for select...
Why wouldn't I want to use all G-C bonds?
Folding Paper
Suppose you had a piece of normal-sized paper, and you had some glue. Put glue all around the borders of the paper, and ...
I'd like to see some of the leading solutions for most GU's!
I can get close to the top on some, on others I just look in awe at the number of GUs, and would like some hints how they got there! Thanx.
Lab Work Flow System Overhaul Proposal
Hi All,
I believe that the way the Lab Work Flow System is currently arranged is causing some serious problems for many players:
Cu...
What will we learn from Lab 104 Round 1?
Instead of looking back retrospectively at lab results after they happen, or just tinkering with designs until they work, let's find some...
Problem Sequence Research
is a potential problem sequence. I noticed it first in this design and kept an eye out; it came up again as a problem in the beautiful 9...
Lab Results
Its just a little thing thats been niggling at me.
If we go to the trouble of synthesizing the top 8 voted designs each week, when we a...
matt mod of d9 jewel winner in a RNA 6x6 diagonal architecture
Using the Octupus Spring Difficulty Level 4 -- (417 nucleotide ball template) from the ETERNA website, we plotted the first 12 nucleotide...
A new type of puzzle?
I have been told many times from advanced players that EteRNA puzzles are now too easy. Once you know the strategy you can clear any puzz...
test scores?
Where can I find out more about the scoring? If I get, say 75 out of 100, is that good or is it more like getting a C on a test? Is it po...