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Welcome to the Top 10 Best Places to Start in EteRNA!
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1) <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/rna/">NOVA Tutorial</a>
- Quick & easy introduction.
- Funny videos!
- Absolutely the best start on EteRNA.
2) Zanna’s Video Walkthrough
- Puzzle solving strategies!
- A fast way to find solutions to puzzles.
3) <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18MmROVShMkrw8CCKPXvvq-Taip4Mrv4oASn462mpK_0/edit">Player Tutorial Puzzles</a>
- Have fun solving puzzles while learning helpful tips. There are even hints on switches and labs!
4) <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hHWffZ6nAAAitCKeJGotoOklxgkvuAsCJ1K_sezmmXo/edit#slide=id.gbeaa90b4_097">Brourd’s Loop Boosting Guide</a>
- Learn to stabilize loops!
5) <a href="http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/challenges/">Challenge Puzzles</a>
- Looking for something to play with? A good place to start is the Challenge Puzzles.
- Get basic training for lab!
6) <a href="http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/playerpuzzles/">Player Puzzles</a>
- When the Challenge puzzles get too easy, try out the Player Puzzles!
7) Labs for Science!
- <a href="http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/playerpuzzles/?skip=48&size=24&sort=date&search=%5Blab%20tutorial%5D">Lab Tutorials</a>: Play puzzles and learn helpful tips on how to read lab data and make successful designs!
- <a href="http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/labs/">Try an Active Lab!</a> Check out this month’s lab round! Be sure to try the special beginner’s lab, for a great introduction.
- <a href="/wiki/index.php5/Player-Created_Guides#Lab_Guides">Lab Guides</a>
- Official Developers Lab Videos
8) <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ga8v6GoJxuHcs0LwNkljOLXX9VZWZLwsZmfWJfseYhA/edit">Switch Puzzle Guide</a>
- Where? Play switch puzzles in <a href="http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/playerpuzzles/?switch=checked¬cleared=true&sort=solved">EteRNA</a>!
- How? See the guide above, play <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18MmROVShMkrw8CCKPXvvq-Taip4Mrv4oASn462mpK_0/edit#heading=h.2871iz9iae28">Switch Tutorial Puzzles</a>, or see these additional helpful guides:
- <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iZ-h5opy6LCbkRJjESCUZ_Ig-5fy5A9ggQ_DzOBiRUc/edit#slide=id.g384d0c6f2_00">Meechl's Switch Guide</a>
- <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8EEBMO3fRaUUkVNWWpRNEFPLVk/edit">Nando's Switch Guide</a>
- <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4MIxjNQIqkRNmNlZmF2aUVpZ2s/edit">JR's Switch Guide</a>
- What? When you are ready for a challenge, there is a special type of puzzles where the RNA changes form between 2 or 3 different shapes, instead of just 1 like the rest of the puzzles.
- Why? You can make a big contribution to science, by helping to figure out how switches work in labs.
9) <a href="http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/script/">Scripts</a>
- <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VC94wTuRhNd-FN60ueaBc5mUxBsiIy8UzJzQL6ap3CE/edit">Guide</a>
- <a href="/wiki/index.php5/EteRNA_University">Class Archive</a>
- <a href="http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/script/documentation/functions/">Documentation</a>
10) Treasure Trove of Guides
- Introductions
- <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jTrH2bAj-WXbDlNjSU-ZixEpZgSW4mhHeniAX2JUcGg/edit">Shortcuts</a>: Want to play faster? Try these keyboard shortcuts so you just press a letter instead of moving the mouse!
- <a href="http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/about/">About EteRNA</a>: Check out this great overview of what we are aspiring to do for science!
- <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iKcau1WYJzFJ27qBTRn-0d4BIgYdX9KCi0K0fTKLFwY/edit">A Comprehensive Guide to EteRNA</a>: Guided introduction to EteRNA's game resources.
- Collections
- <a href="http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/player/8627/">Eli's Guide Library</a>: Eli's collection of helpful resources.
- <a href="http://eterna.cmu.edu/web/strategy_guides/">Strategy Guides</a>: Developer's collection of useful guides.
- <a href="/wiki/index.php5/Player-Created_Guides">Player Created Guides</a>: Wiki collection of guides written by players.
- Wiki
- <a href="/wiki/index.php5/Main_Page">EteRNA Wiki</a>: Enjoy this portal to a great collection of information about EteRNA!
- <a href="/wiki/index.php5/Special:Random">Random Fact!</a> Don’t know where to start, or want to be surprised? Learn a random fact!