RNA Rescue challenge invites players to solve puzzles and advance RNA therapeutics

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a new puzzle challenge for the online game Eterna, enlisting players to help design a novel RNA drug to treat hemophilia A

An antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) can bind to a messenger RNA molecule, as shown in this illustration, and, in some cases, can correct defects in RNA splicing caused by genetic mutations. (Image credit: Sharif Ezzat/Eterna)

Tim Stephens | UCSC | February 21, 2023

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz working to develop novel RNA-based medicines are teaming up with a new group of collaborators—players of the online game Eterna. The game’s new “OpenASO: RNA Rescue” challenge will tap into the collective intelligence of Eterna’s 250,000 registered users to help design an RNA drug for the treatment of hemophilia A.

Read more at the UCSC Newscenter.

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