Eterna
@eternagame.org
Eterna empowers citizen scientists to help advance medicine through molecular design. Solve puzzles using RNAs, the tiny molecules at the heart of every cell.
Website: https://eternagame.org/
Website: https://eternagame.org/
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@eternagame got single RNAs to compute functions like all logic gates, A>B, and A*B/C^2, relevant for tuberculosis detection! Now looking for partners to scale to complex applications. Collab w/ Greenleaf Khatri labs @christianchoe.bsky.social @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social at
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Compact RNA sensors for increasingly complex functions of multiple inputs - Nature Chemistry
Designing single molecules capable of complex sensing functions is challenging. Now, using crowdsourced RNA designs from the online game Eterna, compact single-molecule sensors have been demonstrated ...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
@eternagame got single RNAs to compute functions like all logic gates, A>B, and A*B/C^2, relevant for tuberculosis detection! Now looking for partners to scale to complex applications. Collab w/ Greenleaf Khatri labs @christianchoe.bsky.social @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social at
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
In addition to the RibonanzaNet server hosted by @rdaslab.bsky.social, RNA structure fans can try the new pseudoknotted prediction model in Eterna's RNet Study collection. The 108 puzzles are a mix of experimentally-validated structures and synthetic fabrications.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
In addition to the RibonanzaNet server hosted by @rdaslab.bsky.social, RNA structure fans can try the new pseudoknotted prediction model in Eterna's RNet Study collection. The 108 puzzles are a mix of experimentally-validated structures and synthetic fabrications.
eternagame.org/collections/...
eternagame.org/collections/...
Not exactly citizen science, but such a fun way to connect people with Nature.
Explore.org was featured on the CBS morning show. They did a great job
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Webcams in the wild: Windows into nature that "soothe the soul"
This summer, as salmon swimming up the Katmai National Park's Brooks Falls became an all-you-can-eat buffet for bears, more than 15 million people watched via explore.org, which runs live-streaming we...
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September 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Not exactly citizen science, but such a fun way to connect people with Nature.
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Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
August 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
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Celebrate World RNA Day on August 1 with Eterna
In the latest Education Corner, learn about Eterna, an online game which models the base pairing and secondary structure of RNA sequences
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In the latest Education Corner, learn about Eterna, an online game which models the base pairing and secondary structure of RNA sequences
cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pd...
EDUCATION CORNER: Interactive RNA Education with the Eterna Game
Eterna is an online game which models the base pairing and secondary structure of RNA sequences.
cdn.rcsb.org
July 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Celebrate World RNA Day on August 1 with Eterna
In the latest Education Corner, learn about Eterna, an online game which models the base pairing and secondary structure of RNA sequences
cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pd...
In the latest Education Corner, learn about Eterna, an online game which models the base pairing and secondary structure of RNA sequences
cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pd...
Coming up this weekend, Eternacon will feature presentations about fellow #citsci platform @zooniverse.bsky.social and how participants of both Zooniverse and Eterna have created #machinelearning tools for projects. @noirlabastro.bsky.social
Register for free at eternagame.org/eternacon/2025
Register for free at eternagame.org/eternacon/2025
July 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Coming up this weekend, Eternacon will feature presentations about fellow #citsci platform @zooniverse.bsky.social and how participants of both Zooniverse and Eterna have created #machinelearning tools for projects. @noirlabastro.bsky.social
Register for free at eternagame.org/eternacon/2025
Register for free at eternagame.org/eternacon/2025
Meet @frameshifter.org, the new nonprofit program established to steward Eterna's future and advance public engagement in scientific research through games, collective and hybrid intelligence, and human centered design.
Introducing: Frameshifter, a new nonprofit program (fiscally sponsored by @superbloom.design ) accelerating discoveries and inclusion in science through public engagement in research.
July 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Meet @frameshifter.org, the new nonprofit program established to steward Eterna's future and advance public engagement in scientific research through games, collective and hybrid intelligence, and human centered design.
Eterna players successfully designed antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) to bind with specific regions of the intron and restore F8 exon 16 splicing. A big thank you to @ucscscience.bsky.social for collaborating with us on this cutting-edge research! #citizenscience @rdaslab.bsky.social
Community science presents an alternative discovery framework for precision ASO drugs. A community voting system facilitates the testing of top designs, followed by experimentation to evaluate and score how well player-designed drugs ameliorated molecular disease phenotypes bit.ly/44u5oTv
July 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Eterna players successfully designed antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) to bind with specific regions of the intron and restore F8 exon 16 splicing. A big thank you to @ucscscience.bsky.social for collaborating with us on this cutting-edge research! #citizenscience @rdaslab.bsky.social
Registration for Eterna's annual online conference July 26-27 is open! Come hear from both researchers and players about new approaches to structure-based RNA design and understanding RNA structure. #citsci
Full program and free registration at eternagame.org/eternacon/2025
Full program and free registration at eternagame.org/eternacon/2025
July 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Registration for Eterna's annual online conference July 26-27 is open! Come hear from both researchers and players about new approaches to structure-based RNA design and understanding RNA structure. #citsci
Full program and free registration at eternagame.org/eternacon/2025
Full program and free registration at eternagame.org/eternacon/2025
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Summer Newsletter Published
Highlights training events, the Ligand Expo shutdown; accessing IHM data at RCSB PDB, and more. In the Education Corner, learn about Interactive RNA Education with the Eterna Game.
cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pd...
Highlights training events, the Ligand Expo shutdown; accessing IHM data at RCSB PDB, and more. In the Education Corner, learn about Interactive RNA Education with the Eterna Game.
cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pd...
RCSB PDB Quartely Newsletter | Summer 25 | Issue 106
In this issue: This issue highlights the new training events, PDB-IHM news, articles describing PDB impact, and more
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July 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Summer Newsletter Published
Highlights training events, the Ligand Expo shutdown; accessing IHM data at RCSB PDB, and more. In the Education Corner, learn about Interactive RNA Education with the Eterna Game.
cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pd...
Highlights training events, the Ligand Expo shutdown; accessing IHM data at RCSB PDB, and more. In the Education Corner, learn about Interactive RNA Education with the Eterna Game.
cdn.rcsb.org/rcsb-pd...
Zooniverse taking the lead in using #machinelearning as a tool for participatory science projects.
We are developing a set of recommendations for AI-engaged projects on the Zooniverse. This includes a series of workshops and surveys to gather input from our community and experts in communications and ethics. Zooniverse participants have an opportunity to get involved! tinyurl.com/aipublicrese...
June 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Zooniverse taking the lead in using #machinelearning as a tool for participatory science projects.
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Looking forward to attending my first Conference for Advancing the Participatory Sciences this week and delivering a presentation during the Scientific Contributions session on how Eterna players created a large dataset of RNA sequences with pseudoknots for machine learning. 🧪
#CAPS2025
#CAPS2025
May 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Looking forward to attending my first Conference for Advancing the Participatory Sciences this week and delivering a presentation during the Scientific Contributions session on how Eterna players created a large dataset of RNA sequences with pseudoknots for machine learning. 🧪
#CAPS2025
#CAPS2025
National DNA Day celebrates the completion of the human genome project in 2003 and the discovery of the double helix in 1953. The continuing work of dedicated scientists to learn more about the functioning of genes and RNA in the human body is leading to important advances in medicine.
April 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
National DNA Day celebrates the completion of the human genome project in 2003 and the discovery of the double helix in 1953. The continuing work of dedicated scientists to learn more about the functioning of genes and RNA in the human body is leading to important advances in medicine.
Great review of new RNA structure prediction methods!
AlphaFold’s highly accurate structural models transformed protein biology. Nature reports on the efforts to create a similar system for RNA and why it’s a tougher nut to crack. #RNAsky 🧪
RNA function follows form – why is it so hard to predict?
AlphaFold’s highly accurate structural models transformed protein biology,but RNA lags behind.
go.nature.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Great review of new RNA structure prediction methods!
Our 2024 online conference featured two talks on how innovative Eterna players helped RNA structure researchers improve the preparation of RNA sequences for chemical mapping, particularly formatting the padding and barcodes to reduce primer misfolds and smooth read counts. (Link below⬇️)
March 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Our 2024 online conference featured two talks on how innovative Eterna players helped RNA structure researchers improve the preparation of RNA sequences for chemical mapping, particularly formatting the padding and barcodes to reduce primer misfolds and smooth read counts. (Link below⬇️)
Hello World
The Eterna RNA structure modeling and puzzle platform has landed in the much happier place. We look forward to continuing conversations with the biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics, machine learning, and participatory science communities.
The Eterna RNA structure modeling and puzzle platform has landed in the much happier place. We look forward to continuing conversations with the biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics, machine learning, and participatory science communities.
March 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hello World
The Eterna RNA structure modeling and puzzle platform has landed in the much happier place. We look forward to continuing conversations with the biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics, machine learning, and participatory science communities.
The Eterna RNA structure modeling and puzzle platform has landed in the much happier place. We look forward to continuing conversations with the biochemistry, molecular biology, bioinformatics, machine learning, and participatory science communities.